I have two kinds of problems, the urgent and the important. The urgent are not important, and the important are never urgent.

Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.

A leader should have higher grit and tenacity, and be able to endure what the employees can't.

-- Jack Ma

It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission.

-- Grace Hopper

Favorable timing is less important than geographical advantage, and that is less important than unity among people.

-- Mencius

Train people well enough so they can leave, treat them well enough so they don't want to.

-- Richard Branson

Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower.

-- Steve Jobs

I believe that business should offer a form of moral leadership, being a more powerful force in society than religion or government.

-- Anita Roddick