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Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.
Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching around for what it gets.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.