Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, ‘We’ve always done it this way.’ I try to fight that. That’s why I have a clock on my wall that runs counter-clockwise.

Leadership is a two-way street, loyalty up and loyalty down.”(CBS 60 Minutes interview, March 6, 1983)

It is better to beg forgiveness, than ask permission.

Life was simple before World War II. After that, we had systems.