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.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.

If you cannot work with love but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work.

The hardest thing to understand in the world is the income tax.

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to admit them quickly, and get on with improving your other innovations.

Failure doesn't mean you are a failure it just means you haven't succeeded yet.

Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching around for what it gets.

Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all.

It usually takes me more than three weeks to prepare a good impromptu speech.