American Quotes

I don't believe in hero worship.

I consider myself to be a genius who happens to play chess.

Chess is life.

All that matters on the chessboard is good moves.

All I want to do, ever, is play chess.

Nothing is so healing as the human touch.

America is totally under control of the Jews, you know. I mean, look what they're doing in Yugoslavia.

I am boring. I am boring!

I like the moment when I break a man's ego.

Thought, not money, is the real business capital.

The way of the pioneer is always rough.

Success is the sum of details.

I can walk through the front door of any factory and out the back and tell you if it's making money or not. I can just tell by the way it's being run and by the spirit of the workers.

Capital isn't that important in business. Experience isn't that important. You can get both of these things. What is important is ideas.

You get the best out of others when you get the best out of yourself.

Our company is built on people - those who work for us, and those we do business with.

It is only as we develop others that we permanently succeed.

If you have ideas, you have the main asset you need, and there isn't any limit to what you can do with your business and your life. Ideas are any man's greatest asset.

The secret of my success is a two word answer: Know people.

I believe fundamental honesty is the keystone of business.

The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.

But ours was intended to be a citizen government. It is what of, by and for the people means. And when our most important issue in California is the creation of jobs, I think it's quite helpful to have someone in the U.S. Senate or in the governor's seat who actually knows where jobs come from.

A woman's experience is different from a man's in virtually every respect, including how she is treated by the media.

A merger is hard to pull off under any circumstances. It's harder when everybody is against you.

A boardroom is a collection of individuals, and individuals have varying motives, egos, agendas and qualifications. Sometimes the dynamics can go off track.

You know, I'm very proud of the large number of Hispanic endorsements that I've received.

Of course people think Washington is arrogant. It is.

Look, I'm a cancer survivor, all right? So I have great personal empathy for people who have pre-existing conditions and can't get insurance.

If someone believes they are limited by their gender, race or background, they will become more limited.

If a decision-making process is flawed and dysfunctional, decisions will go awry.