I see money as a reflection of how much impact you're having on the world. I see money as a metaphor in a way.

I'm pretty good at letting people do what they are good at, that's why they're experts.

Somebody's going to wake up and their job in life is going to be to make guitars. There are a lot of good, talented people.

In the camera business, you won't survive if you don't innovate. In the guitar business you may or may not. The guitars being sold were designed between '48 and '59, Gibson SGs in '61.

I don't see any rock stars playing an electric guitar from some new maker like you see in the acoustic guitar world.

I have my own hard earned money and if I buy a fly rod I'm going to give my money to the company that's giving me value. I'm going to the guy who gives me my money's worth.

There are times when product is more important than people and sometimes the people are more important than the product.

People by themselves can be pretty stupid. People working together can be very powerful.

Nobody gives twenty-five million dollars to anybody if they're not getting twenty-five million worth out of it. Forget it. It just doesn't happen.

Enjoy good times, endure adversity.

People come and go from our lives all the time. It's not our fault that people leave. The Universe is just making room for new people with new lessons.

It is scarcely the same thing to put a man on the moon as to put a bone in your nose.

To see those babies with no food for three of four days, old people sitting in the hot sun, when you see these poor people, you cannot help but being compassionate or affected.

A shy failure is nobler than an immodest success.

One important reason to stay calm is that calm parents hear more. Low-key, accepting parents are the ones whose children keep talking.

A true leader doesn't just bring troubles; but bring solutions.

There is no eloquence without a man behind it.

When backed up against a wall, dig deep, demand excellence, stand tall, and be strong.

When you're playing an exhibition, you're kind of letting everyone get an opportunity.