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It's a fact that more people watch television and get their information that way than read books. I find new technology and new ways of communication very exciting and would like to do more in this field.

...it's always been difficult for us to lead an examined life as a corporation. I've always felt like a company has the responsibility to not wait for the government to tell it what to do, or to wait for the consumer to tell it what to do, but as soon as it finds out it's doing something wrong, stop doing it.

It's always easier to apologize for something you've already done than to get approval for it in advance.

It's amazing how much you can get done if you don't worry about who gets the credit.

It's an extremely good thing that money sometimes changes hands.

It's an immensely competitive business, and I can tell you the older you get, the parts are fewer, and the people who are proven performers are greater.

It's as if people used the invention of seat belts as an opportunity to take up drunk driving.

It's better to ask the right questions than accept the status quo

It's better to be first in the mind than to be first in the marketplace.

It's better to hang out with people better than you. Pick out associates whose behavior is better than yours and you'll drift in that direction.

It’s better to make a decision, even the wrong one, than to be in limbo.

It's called a pen. It's like a printer, hooked straight to my brain.

It's easier for our software to compete with Linux when there's piracy than when there's not.

It seems superfluous to constrain trading in some of the newer derivatives and other innovative financial contracts of the past decade. The worst have failed; investors no longer fund them and are not likely to in the future.

It seems to me probable that of all our economic life the element on which we are inclined to place too low an estimate is advertising.

It's far better to buy a wonderful company at a fair price than a fair company at a wonderful price.

It's for management to enthuse & motivate employees towards excellence in service; the profit incentive doesn't last

It's harder, but we're still finding oil in Oklahoma today. The bar has been raised on startup companies, but it can still be done. Every regulation and every rule limits you, but, yes, it can still be done. That's the beauty of living in a free country and having the freedom to have an idea and become an entrepreneur.

It's hard to find things that won't sell online.

It's important to adhere to the principles of a large group of people that truly believe these principles, and if they believe them, then that's good enough for me.

It's important not to overstate the benefits of ideas. Quite frankly, I know it's kind of a romantic notion that you're just going to have this one brilliant idea and then everything is going to be great. But the fact is that coming up with an idea is the least important part of creating something great. It has to be the right idea and have good taste, but the execution and delivery are what's key.

It's just such a freeing thing to set these great challenges for yourself, to travel, to learn more about the world, to just go out there and get crazy and get free and get strong.

It's like heroin: You do a little and you want a little bit more. Raising prices is the easy way.

It's never too late to learn.

It's no laughing matter being a Republican in these perilous times. Anyone can be a Republican when the stock market is up, but when stocks are selling for no more than they're worth, I tell you, being a Republican - it's a sacrifice.

It's not enough simply to wear the badge of corporate responsibility. Business must accept that real change is the only response to climate change and other environmental crises

It's not about ideas. It's about making ideas happen.

It's not competition and greed that makes the world go around, it's cooperating and caring

It's not enough to be the best at what you do. You must be perceived as the only one who does what you do.

It's not about you, it's about the next person. The single best use of a business book is to help someone else. Sharing what you read, handing the book to a person who needs it... pushing those around you to get in sync and to take action-that's the main reason it's a book, not a video or a seminar. A book is a souvenir and a container and a motivator and an easily leveraged tool. Hoarding books makes them worth less, not more.

It's much easier for me to make major life, multi-million dollar decisions, than it is to decide on a carpet for my front porch. That's the truth.

It's not whether you're right or wrong that's important, but how much money you make when you're right and how much you lose when you're wrong

It's not that I believe women are more ethical. I will say that one of women's greatest weaknesses is probably our greatest strength. We are incredibly hard on each other. We ask all the questions. Men are more easygoing. If you've ever been in a group of women, you'll recognize this: Nobody gives one woman the opportunity to lead the way without asking a whole lot of questions.

It's not that I'm not interested in politics, but rather, I think that the people who become politicians in Japan are not very dynamic. Honestly, I find business much more interesting than politics.

It's not that we need new ideas, but we need to stop having old ideas.

It's not what the vision is, it's what the vision does.

It's not your salary that makes you rich, it's your spending habits.

It's okay to doubt yourself, it's okay to feel down; just never give up.

It sounds to me like selling a car with faulty brakes, and then buying an insurance policy on those cars.

It's show business. No show, no business.

It sounds extraordinary, but it's a fact that balance sheets can make fascinating reading.

It's pretty incredible to look back 30 years to when Microsoft was starting and realize how work has been transformed. We're finally getting close to what I call the digital workstyle.

It's the constant and determined effort that breaks down all resistance and sweeps away all obstacles.

It's the combination: big idea with a good entrepreneur: there's nothing more powerful. That's just as true [for] education and human rights as it is for hotel or steels.

It's the behaviour of your company and its people that form your reputation, and your reputation is your brand

It's the economy, stupid.

It's through curiosity and looking at opportunities in new ways that we've always mapped our path at Dell. There's always an opportunity to make a difference.

...it's the same with business. If you focus on the goal and not the process, you inevitably compromise. Businessmen who focus on profits wind up in the hole. For me, profit is what happens when you do everything else right.

It's very different than it use to be. I think everybody has a lot more experience in how to be in a relationship - whether it's a marriage or a significant other or a business or a friend.

It's time to re-appreciate the original software: paper.