What protectionism teaches us, is to do to ourselves in time of peace what enemies seek to do to us read more

What protectionism teaches us, is to do to ourselves in time of peace what enemies seek to do to us in time of war.

Make a customer, not a sale.

Make a customer, not a sale.

If you're not serving the customer, you'd better be serving someone who is.

If you're not serving the customer, you'd better be serving someone who is.

Because bankers measure their self-worth in money, and pay themselves a lot of it, they think they're fine fellows and read more

Because bankers measure their self-worth in money, and pay themselves a lot of it, they think they're fine fellows and don't need to explain themselves.

Money isn't everything… but it ranks right up there with oxygen.

Money isn't everything… but it ranks right up there with oxygen.

The boss must first distinguish between action information and status information. He must discipline himself not to act on problems read more

The boss must first distinguish between action information and status information. He must discipline himself not to act on problems his managers can solve, and never to act on problems when he is explicitly reviewing status. I once knew a boss who invariably picked up the phone to give orders before the end of the first paragraph in a status report. That response is guaranteed to squelch full disclosure.

The rich swell up with pride, the poor from hunger.

The rich swell up with pride, the poor from hunger.

I've got a living to make, to put it plainly; there's more money in shocking and terrifying than in edifying.

I've got a living to make, to put it plainly; there's more money in shocking and terrifying than in edifying.

Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents.

Why does a slight tax increase cost you two hundred dollars and a substantial tax cut save you thirty cents.