| Good is the enemy of great. That's why so few things become great. |
| The only way to deliver to the people who are achieving is to not burden them with the people who are not achieving. |
| Building a visionary company requires one percent vision and 99 percent alignment. |
| Resilency, not perfection, is the signature of greatness. |
| Don't take care of your career. Take care of your people. They will take care of your career. |
| The greatest leaders build organizations that, in the end, don't need them. |
| The essence of profound insight is simplicity. |
| Great vision without great people is irrelevant. |
| In a world of constant change, the fundamentals are more important than ever. |
| Bad decisions made with good intentions, are still bad decisions. |
| The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline. |
| If you have more than three priorities then you don't have any. |
| Get the right people on the bus, the wrong people off the bus, and the right people in the right seats. |
| The difference between a good leader and a great leader is humility. |
| An organization is not truly great, if it cannot be great without you. |
| Great companies foster a productive tension between continuity and change. |
| Most people will look back and realize they did not have a great life because it's just so easy to settle for a good life. |
