Perhaps the most eloquent of the hard virtues is courage, the disposition to encounter adversity head-on and strive to overcome it.

Profitability is the consequence of doing business in the right way, to honor God.

Capitalism is about the mutual creation of wealth rather than the pillaging of it.

Leadership, in other words, is a matter of character, not goals.

Discipline is the virtue that begins in obedience and flowers in self-control.

The moral sentiments that constrain economic life also promote it.

When people freely identify with their work and find themselves through it, excellence follows.

Courage... is not a selfish attribute: it is only possible if you are pursuing a wider and more worthy goal.

Spiritual entrepreneurship is the unsung route to growth in the modern economy.

Taking faith seriously leads to the utility of altruistic behavior.

Business is the real test of the moral life.

Every day I’m convinced that I can’t possibly love you more… and every day I’m proven wrong.

Desire. Enthusiasm. Purpose. Pleasure. Delight. Peace. Power. However you define passion, it is at the heart of your motivation.

What was the point of scientific advance without moral advance? The railway would merely permit more people to move about, meet and be stupid together

Victory is the ability to fight five minutes longer than any other army in the world.

Second of all, I don't think Wall Street is doing what it's supposed to be doing, even after the shameful performance of the last two years. They're are not allocating capital.

The manufacture of wax candles was another important branch of business in the nunnery.

All companies have many opportunities. Strategy is about allocation of resources and priorities.

Good kitchens are not about size; they are about ergonomics and light.

Later works are better because it takes a lot of time in architecture to mature. And, it takes a lot of discipline to experience everything that is changing around you.

There was never a day when I was as good as Joe DiMaggio at his best. Joe was the best, the very best I ever saw.