At the end of drama school, I made a contract with myself: I'd try acting for five years. I was 26. I had already spent eight years working in restau….

The most successful businessman is the man who holds onto the old just as long as it is good, and grabs the new just as soon as it is better..

You ask whether I have ever been in love: fool as I am, I am not such a fool as that. But if one is only to talk from first-hand experience, conversa….

There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men..

An Irish man fights before he reasons, a Scotchman reasons before he fights, an Englishman is not particular as to the order of precedence, but will ….

For the merchant, even honesty is a financial speculation..

You say I started out with practically nothing, but that isn't correct. We all start with all there is, it's how we use it that makes things possible..

The Way of the Sage is to act but not to compete..

A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well..

I have known not a few men who, after reaching the summits of business success, found themselves miserable on attaining retirement age. They were so ….

You will encounter many distractions and many temptations to put your goal aside: The security of a job, a wife who wants kids, whatever. But if you ….

When you're the first person whose beliefs are different from what everyone else believes, you're basically saying, "I'm right, and everyone else is ….

Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carri….

To lead people, walk behind them..

I am accounted by some people as a good man. How cheap that character is acquired! Pay your debts, don't borrow money, nor twist your kitten's neck o….

We made a plan at school to meet in her garage and kiss. It was like this little business deal. I kissed her and then I ran home.

Paper is no longer a big part of my day. I get 90% of my news online, and when I go to a meeting and want to jot things down, I bring my Tablet PC. I….