Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but read more

Not houses finely roofed or the stones of walls well builded, nay nor canals and dockyards make the city, but men able to use their opportunity.

Microsoft has a tremendous amount of patience, which can be inspiring or distressing, depending on your point of view, ... read more

Microsoft has a tremendous amount of patience, which can be inspiring or distressing, depending on your point of view, ... they will have waited so long for so little and have been willing to spend a long, long time in the red.

This has been a Benny Goodman-type market, ... lots of swing, and it's very, very difficult to get a handle read more

This has been a Benny Goodman-type market, ... lots of swing, and it's very, very difficult to get a handle on long-term positioning when the market is moving up and down so rapidly.

I can manage a prose format as long as I keep closer to Laurence Sterne than to Henry James.

I can manage a prose format as long as I keep closer to Laurence Sterne than to Henry James.

An audience is so important. I would never have had the guts to dub in that big a laugh.

An audience is so important. I would never have had the guts to dub in that big a laugh.

This is the joy of a lifetime, ... I am speaking on behalf of all the people that suffered under read more

This is the joy of a lifetime, ... I am speaking on behalf of all the people that suffered under his rule.

You get this shot maybe once in a lifetime. You don't want to let this opportunity to pass you by.

You get this shot maybe once in a lifetime. You don't want to let this opportunity to pass you by.

Before, they used to tell you who to vote for, but not this time, ... The management of the elections read more

Before, they used to tell you who to vote for, but not this time, ... The management of the elections is better today.

The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than read more

The chief executive who knows his strengths and weaknesses as a leader is likely to be far more effective than the one who remains blind to them. He also is on the road to humility -- that priceless attitude of openness to life that can help a manager absorb mistakes, failures, or personal shortcomings.