The trick is to make sure you don't die waiting for prosperity to come.

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

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

Talk to people in their own language. If you do it well, they'll say, 'God,...

Talk to people in their own language. If you do it well, they'll say, 'God,...

People say to me, ''You were a roaring success. How did you do it?'' I...

People say to me, ''You were a roaring success. How did you do it?'' I...

In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product and...

In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product and...

So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there....

So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there....

People want economy and they will pay any price to get it.

People want economy and they will pay any price to get it.

The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have...

The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have...

The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.

The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.

I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way.

I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way.

We at Chrysler borrow money the old-fashioned way. We pay it back.

We at Chrysler borrow money the old-fashioned way. We pay it back.

The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.

The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.

Every business and every product has risks. You can't get around it.

Every business and every product has risks. You can't get around it.

The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works,...

The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works,...

Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't...

Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't...

Management is nothing more than motivating other people.

Management is nothing more than motivating other people.

The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager...

The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager...

Trouble shared is trouble halved.

Trouble shared is trouble halved.

The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have...

The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have...

The fact is that people are good, if only their fundamental wishes are satisfied, their...

The fact is that people are good, if only their fundamental wishes are satisfied, their...

A girl may know how her boyfriend feels about her...but it wouldn't hurt to hear...

A girl may know how her boyfriend feels about her...but it wouldn't hurt to hear...