We felt that the employees would take a greater interest in work if they felt they were part of the company.

If you don't fail on a regular basis, you are not trying hard enough.

Men and women want to do a good job, and if they are provided the proper environment, they will do so

The job of a manager is to support his or her staff, not vice versa, and that begins by being among them.

Creativity is an area in which younger people have a tremendous advantage, since they have an endearing habit of always questioning past wisdom and authority.

Never try to take a fortified hill, especially if the Army on top is bigger than you are

There is a time and a place for creativity.

If I have to tell a guy he's got something to do, I consider myself a failure as a manager.

I had heard of Virginia before only in passing, a "crazy ex" with whom things had not ended well. I was accustomed to this lazy shorthand for men who dislike the emotions of women.

People think "monsters" are born without origin. But it is the monsters that have the greatest stories to tell...

I can't go back, " said Towser. "Nor I, " said Fowler. "They would turn me back into a dog, " said Towser. "And me, " said Fowler, "back into a man.

If you're a true student of the truth, you may easily get frustrated when people try to make points based on mysticism and cultural beliefs.

Wild animals bite the hand that feeds them. Clever people consume the entire body.

Perhaps a great deed is belittled by an intention. And perhaps a small deed, by sincere intention, is made great

I'm wishing this was something else I was writing, but, Pops, we've got to let you know we love you and know you'll always be with us.

I believe it's time to put our best ideas on the table and work toward a bipartisan solution, with the single goal of leaving the Social Security system stronger than we found it.

The sun rose like a stripper, keeping its glory well covered by cloud till it seemed there'd be no show at all.

I feel a real connection to Brooklyn, certainly, because I spent 20 years of my life there, but I don't think of myself as a Brooklyn artist any more than I think of myself as a male artist.