It is almost as difficult to keep a first class person in a fourth class job, as it is to read more

It is almost as difficult to keep a first class person in a fourth class job, as it is to keep a fourth class person in a first class job.

Whether he admits it or not, a man has been brought up to look at money as a sign of read more

Whether he admits it or not, a man has been brought up to look at money as a sign of his virility, a symbol of his power, a bigger phallic symbol than a Porsche.

Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell read more

Don't gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don't go up, don't buy it.

Hire the best. Pay them fairly. Communicate frequently. Provide challenges and rewards. Believe in them. Get out of their way read more

Hire the best. Pay them fairly. Communicate frequently. Provide challenges and rewards. Believe in them. Get out of their way and they'll knock your socks off.

This world is run with far too tight a rein for luck to interfere. Fortune sells her wares; she never read more

This world is run with far too tight a rein for luck to interfere. Fortune sells her wares; she never gives them. In some form or other, we pay for her favors; or we go empty away.

The growing complexity of science, technology, and organization does not imply either a growing knowledge or a growing need for read more

The growing complexity of science, technology, and organization does not imply either a growing knowledge or a growing need for knowledge in the general population. On the contrary, the increasingly complex processes tend to lead to increasingly simple and easily understood products. The genius of mass production is precisely in its making more products more accessible, both economically and intellectually to more people.

As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth.

As a small businessperson, you have no greater leverage than the truth.

The person who knows "how" will always have a job. The person who knows "why" will always be his boss.

The person who knows "how" will always have a job. The person who knows "why" will always be his boss.

I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.

I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.