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The United States has 4 percent of the world's population and 34 percent of its Nobel laureates.
The French have never produced a great philosopher. Great wine maybe, but no great philosophers.
Businesses need certainty, to see clearly the rules of engagement for investing in South Africa.
Let your motto then always be 'Excelsior', for by living up to it there is no such word as fail.
I don't know anyone who said on their deathbed: 'Gee, I wish I'd spent more time at the office.'
Business is a sprint until you find an opportunity, then it's the patience of a marathon runner.
I was asked what I thought about the recession. I thought about it and decided not to take part.
Job security lasts only as long as the customer is satisfied. Nobody owes anybody else a living.
Keep everybody guessing as to what your next trick is going to be. Don't become too predictable.
For me, I actually found that it would have been more frightening to take the conventional path.
Putting Windows [3.11] on top of DOS is like putting whipped cream on a road apple [horse poop].
I don't think it's any different if I'm in the U.S. or in London. I look at operations globally.
This is all about having great leaders who can drive agile innovation and agile decision-making.
Analytics only goes so far. Basketball, more than baseball, for example, is really a team sport.
Customers want good value, but they care more than ever how food and clothing products are made.
A total population of 250-300 million people, a 95% decline from present levels, would be ideal.
If there is a God, he is not doing a good job of protecting the earth. He's kind of checked out.
Even when I started in 1970, I knew that television was having a negative effect on our society.
Repentance is a grace of God's Spirit whereby a sinner is inwardly humbled and visibly reformed.
Everybody else is afraid to fail. I do not really care because when I fail, I try something new.
Climate deniers are clearly the fringe group and need to see a proctologist to find their heads.
Foreign politicians don't have resources - or limited resources. It's useless dealing with them.
I will always serve my country in any capacity, but I'm very happy with what I'm doing right now.
Your biggest asset is a positive attitude. That more than anything else determines your earnings.
Life insurance is time. The time a man might not have. If he needs time, he needs life insurance.
The trouble with innovation is that truly innovative ideas often look like bad ideas at the time.
I refused to conform to an image that a lot of people thought a president's brother should adopt.
What I've really learned over time is that optimism is a very, very important part of leadership.
People want a grounded government. They want a government that's going to be responsible to them.
Don't misquote me as wanting to hurt homosexual people in any way. That would be a dastardly lie.
If guys try to make a bigger company for the sake of size, they don't create value in most cases.
Embrace change. Envision what could be, challenge the status quo, and drive creative destruction.
I don't care half so much about making money as I do about making my point, and coming out ahead.
What am I, a Frankenstein? What am I, some kind of an ogre? I'm a good person; I'm a warm person.
The goal, as Compaq has stated all along in its history, is to support an open industry standard.
It's so sad to see how few people in the Obama administration have any private sector experience.
I think we should be encouraged to learn from Columbine and let it be a battle cry for all of us.
The press called me a billionaire, and my wife came up and said I must be squirreling money away.
Keep the customer actively involved throughout your presentation, and watch your results improve.
Business reporting is not dealing with objects, it is dealing with relationships between objects.
The Y2K problem is not caused by technical limitations. We simply forgot to think of the problem.
The premium single-cup segment is the fastest-growing business within the global coffee industry.
Starbucks has a role and a meaningful relationship with people that is not only about the coffee.
The history of media is the market share of advertising dollars has followed.. albeit with a lag.
One thing that we've invested a lot of in, that we all live by, is the power of the commissioner.
Grocery stores can't afford to pay $80 a square foot. At that rate, we are going out of business.
OK, I've made a preposterous amount of money. But I was born with the attributes needed to do it.
If you are doing things the same way as two years ago, you are almost certainly doing them wrong.
The only companies that innovate are those who believe that innovation is vital for their future.
You'd be safe to hold 5% of your assets and savings in gold and silver. Insurance for the future.