Those who made the decisions with imperfect knowledge will be judged in hindsight by those with considerably more information at their disposal and t….

There's another way to phrase that and that is that the absence of evidence is not the evidence of absence. It is basically saying the same thing in ….

Reduce the layers of management. They put distance between the top of an organization and the customers..

Don't necessarily avoid sharp edges. Occasionally they are necessary to leadership..

The worst mistake is to have the best ladder and the wrong wall..

If you try to please everybody, somebody's not going to like it..

Never hire anyone you can’t fire..

If you can't solve a problem, make it bigger..

There are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do n….

I don't do quagmires..

Success tends to go not to the person who is error-free, because he also tends to be risk-averse. Rather it goes to the person who recognizes that li….

It is easier to get into something than to get out of it..

Keep your sense of humor. As General Joe Stillwell said, 'The higher a monkey climbs, the more you see of his behind'..

The reality is that terrorists can attack any time at any minute, 24 hours a day, using a variety of techniques, in any place at all. And it's not po….

The absence of evidence is not necessarily the evidence of absence.

You might be a cunning linguist, but I am a master debater..

Learn to say 'I don't know.' If used when appropriate, it will be often..

Never assume the other fellow will not do something you wouldn't do..

I believe what I said yesterday. I don't know what I said, but I know what I think and I assume it's what I said..

The success of an organization will depend on the people you surround yourself with..

Reduce the number of lawyers. They are like beavers - they get in the middle of the stream and dam it up..