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I think people like Bill Gates, who have given away enormous sums of money, are shining examples for all of us to follow.
We have a choice to make during our brief visit to this beautiful blue and green living planet: to hurt it or to help it.
For better or for worse, our company (The News Corporation Ltd.) is a reflection of my thinking, my character, my values.
Honestly, we’ll compete with everybody. I love competition. As long as people invent their own stuff, I love competition.
Everybody in technology seems to want big numbers. Steve never got carried away with that. He focused on making the best.
Look, I'm a member of the House of Lords and I'm the first to admit that I don't understand how one gets new laws through.
Western companies want access to Indian talent. That is why they outsource; that is why they come to India to set up base.
You need a commitment which is long term and a commitment to leadership, because that's the only way you build excellence.
Berkshireis not as good as it was in terms of percentage compounding [going forward], but it's still a hell of a business.
I do believe that some of these regulations made the markets more volatile, and it remains to be seen how bad that can be.
I speak to lots of people around the world, and no one would tell you that 25 basis points will make a difference to them.
In the old days, you dealt with one regulator. Now it's five or six. You all should ask the question how American that is.
People are murdering each other without any recourse... So we need to get in our communities and work from the inside out.
We are a country of artisans and a country of manufacturing. I think Japanese textile technology is the best in the world.
At Uniqlo, we're thinking ahead. We're thinking about how to create new, innovative products... and sell that to everyone.
Music's always been at the heart of Apple. It's deep in our DNA. We've sold Macs to musicians since the beginning of Macs.
The way we look at manufacturing is this: the U.S.'s strategy should be to skate where the puck is going, not where it is.
It's important to give a better country to your children, but it is more important to give better children to your country.
Without numerical fluency, in the part of life most of us inhibit, you are like a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest.
Be great at what you do, and don't ever settle for mediocrity or else you will always wonder how great you could have been.
There are two types of depreciation. There is one where you're manipulating currencies. And that's not what Japan is doing.
Our commercial bank [JPMorgan] is only in the U.S. We are serving what you call SMEs - small businesses, private companies.
Surviving a failure gives you more self-confidence. Failures are great learning tools - but they must be kept to a minimum.
The best business in the world is a well run oil company. The second best business in the world is a badly run oil company.
You look after yourself. You believe in God. And if people want to drag you down, you fight that, and you keep on fighting.
With ADD, you’re curious. You’re eyes believe what they see. Your ears believe what others say. I learned to trust my eyes.
I always say neediness is the cause of suffering. I'm not the only one who says it. It's something I adopted and I believe.
Intuition is critical in virtually everything you do. But, without relentless preparation and execution, it is meaningless.
I am very bullish on India because of its people, its culture, and the leadership. I love the culture and warmth of people.
I don't make enemies, it's just I'm not afraid to speak my mind, which can sometimes mean people don't like what I am saying
In America, everybody thinks they're an entrepreneur. That's the problem. It's not a title that anybody should call oneself.
When you're taking care of the customer, you can never do too much. And there is no wrong way... if it comes from the heart.
I believe it's a good thing that people say, "Can we find a way to live together in peace?" And they did, for the most part.
I would love to be the president of United States, and I think I would be good at it, but it's too late, and it is too hard.
It is a significant acknowledgment that the way people are watching television is changing and the model is quickly changing
True leadership isn't about having an idea. It's about having an idea and recruiting other people to execute on this vision.
Organisations with decision-making speed and imagination will thrive as nobody can claim to have a monopoly over creativity.
There's no point in bragging in the good times. Your friends don't need to hear it and your enemies won't believe it anyway.
If you can do something to get somebody excited - not everybody - but if you can be the best for somebody, then you can win.
Running all my different companies has turned out to be a lot easier because I mediate twice a day and go to yoga every day.
I am confident our best years lie ahead of us and that together we will continue to make Apple the magical place that it is.
I don't make enemies, it's just I'm not afraid to speak my mind, which can sometimes mean people don't like what I am saying.
Talent is the No. 1 priority for a CEO. You think it's about vision and strategy, but you have to get the right people first.
I had always been taught that life was the other way around -- that you had to make sure you got what was coming to you . . .
I do think there will be more Japanese companies expanding out of Japan, and there will be more cross-border flow from Japan.
It is a significant acknowledgment that the way people are watching television is changing and the model is quickly changing.
I guess when you are left on your own, you find your true potential. I remember my father never came to our school even once.
You've got to look for a gap, where competitors in a market have grown lazy and lost contact with the readers or the viewers.
The press is the only institution that is truly accountable. The founding fathers put the First Amendment first for a reason.
We don't collect a lot of your data and understand every detail about your life. That's just not the business that we are in.