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

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.

Plans are worthless, but planning is everything.

It is not that we have a short time to live, but that we waste much of it.

-- Seneca

Don't be afraid to give up the good to go for the great.

-- John D. Rockefeller

It's not about being the smartest person in the room. It's about creating the right environment for good decision-making.

-- Guy Spier

Don't lose money. The best way to do that is to have a very good process for making decisions.

-- Stephen A. Schwarzman