The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power.

The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.

Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves.

A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.

A man always has two reasons for doing anything: a good reason and the real reason.

You have to have your heart in the business and the business in your heart.

Making good decisions is a crucial skill at every level.

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.

Good leadership consists of showing average people how to do the work of superior people.