“Hire people who are smarter than you are—whose talents surpass yours—and give them opportunities for growth. It's the smart thing to do and it is a sign of high personal humility.”
“Always be smarter than the people who hire you.”
“When you hire people that are smarter than you are, you prove you are smarter than they are.”
“Always be smarter than those who hire you”
“The thing is, it's really hard to be roommates with people if your suitcases are much better than theirs--if yours are really good ones and theirs aren't. You think if they're intelligent and all, the other person, and have a good sense of humor, that they don't give a damn whose suitcases are better, but they do. They really do.”
“Nothing prepares you for hiring a person whose only contribution to the workforce will be killing people!”