“The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline.”

“A culture of discipline is not a principle of business, it is a principle of greatness.”

“Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline.”

“By definition, it is not possible to everyone to be above the average.”

“If we only have great companies, we will merely have a prosperous society, not a great one. Economic growth and power are the means, not the definition, of a great nation.”

“Creativity dies in an indisciplined environment.”

“Bad decisions made with good intentions, are still bad decisions.”