Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.

A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.

A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.

The employer generally gets the employees he deserves.

It is rare to find a business partner who is selfless. If you are lucky it happens once in a lifetime.

It is, after all, the responsibility of the expert to operate the familiar and that of the leader to transcend it.

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

Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody expects of you. Never excuse yourself.

No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it.

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