The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee, and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun.
I'd rather have the thieves than the neighbors - the thieves don't impose. Thieves just want your things, neighbors want your time.
The people are the most important element in a nation; the spirits of the land and grain are the next; the sovereign is the least.
Getting the right people and the right chemistry is more important than getting the right idea.
There are exceptional people out there who are capable of starting epidemics. All you have to do is find them.
Your title makes you a manager. Your people make you a leader.
The best minute I spend is the one I invest in people.
