"If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance."

"Business, more than any other occupation, is a continual dealing with the future; it is a continual calculation, an instinctive exercise in foresight."

"The most important quality in a leader is that of being acknowledged as such. All leaders whose fitness is questioned are clearly lacking in force."

"Only a monopolist could study a business and ruin it by giving away products."

"Diamonds are forever. E-mail comes close."

"The leader who exercises power with honor will work from the inside out, starting with himself."

"Cannibals prefer those who have no spines."

"Do not trust people. They are capable of greatness."

"You can fool all the people all the time if the advertising is right and the budget is big enough."

"People will buy anything that is 'one to a customer.'"