Decision-Making

“I went into the court with a tactical plan, but in the heat of the moment I’m afraid I forgot all about it.”

“We didn't want to take over Texaco. They told us they were leaving. We had no choice.”

“Our grand business undoubtedly is, not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand.”

“My days in the corporate world taught me what not to do in business.”

“I am “through” with high jumping.”

“No-one fully understood the risks which were being taken.”

“My thinking is first and last and always for the sake of my doing.”

“Every decision is, in a certain way, a choreographic one.”

“Every step and every movement of the multitude... are made with equal blindness to the future.”

“Dejen que el pueblo decida.”

“It was a bit of an unplanned journey. We never sat down and said, “Okay, here’s what we’re going to do, we’re going to conquer the world.””

“Don’t do it, at least not yet.”

“I will not take gambles, but it is part of my job description to be ready to take very carefully calculated risks.”

“We would rather have a small piece of a good growing business than a big piece of a declining business.”

“One should not try to solve a problem via solving a more general problem.”

“I didn't have enough (rules), and that's where I made my big mistake.”

“Radio stations didn’t have to have a committee to listen to the record, or a program manager to see if it fitted their format.”

“Fear is going to be a player in your life, but you get to decide how much.”