"I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership."

"Any supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than with those who try too little."

"I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team."

"Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people."

"Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes."

"Experience taught me a few things. One is to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. The second is that you're generally better off sticking with what you know. And the third is that sometimes your best investments are the ones you don't make."

"I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen."

"Many people know so little about what is beyond their short range of experience. They look within themselves - and find nothing! Therefore they conclude that there is nothing outside themselves either."