There are times when even the best manager is like the little boy with the big dog, waiting to see where the dog wants to go so he can take him there.

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

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

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.

If a guy is over 25 percent jerk, he's in trouble. And Henry was 95...

If a guy is over 25 percent jerk, he's in trouble. And Henry was 95...

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

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

The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.

The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.

Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and...

Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and...

I have always found that if I move with seventy-five percent or more of the...

I have always found that if I move with seventy-five percent or more of the...

If we screw it up, start over. Try something else.

If we screw it up, start over. Try something else.

The speed of the boss is the speed of the team.

The speed of the boss is the speed of the team.

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow...

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow...

We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.

We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.

You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't...

You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't...

One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our...

One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our...

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 greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by...

The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by...

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...

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

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

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...

We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?

We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?