“Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.”

“Many of life’s failures are experienced by people who did not realise how close they were to success when they gave up.”

“People are not your most important asset. The right people are.”

“When you combine a culture of discipline with an ethic of entrepreneurship, you get the magical alchemy of great performance.”

“Genius is one per cent inspiration and ninety-nine per cent perspiration. Accordingly, a ‘genius’ is often merely a talented person who has done all of his or her homework.”

“So much of what we call management consists of making it difficult for people to work.”

“Doing the right thing is more important than doing the thing right.”