Management and union may be likened to that serpent of the fables who on one body had two heads that fighting each other with poisoned fangs, killed themselves.

The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn't said.

Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.

The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence; it is to act with yesterday's logic.

Only three things happen naturally in organizations: friction, confusion, and underperformance. Everything else requires leadership.

Culture eats strategy for breakfast.

What gets measured gets managed.

The leader of the past was a person who knew how to tell. The leader of the future will be a person who knows how to ask.

Effective leadership is not about making speeches or being liked; leadership is defined by results not attributes.

The key to greatness is to look for people's potential and spend time developing it.

The purpose of information is not knowledge. It is being able to take the right action.

Well, that's your opinion, isn't it? And I'm not about to waste my time trying to change it.

How are we going to get out of here?""Oh, escape is easy once you have the right

Say it new or say it straight.

Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schizophrenic, and so am I.

There is always a harmonious solution... If you stand back and give yourself time to find it.

I try to make sure that the Buddhism is more or less implicit in the music rather than explicit

Every writer hopes his or her book will be its own thing.

Yoga is the best tool to help you change your mind about your body

I didnt really watch Dallas growing up, as I was a bit young and into other things, like sports.

My chronology is terrible. [Work with William Shawn] must have some ago. It was after he was fired by Newhouse. After New - when Newhouse bought The New Yorker, he said in one of those grand press