There is only one boss. The customer. And he can fire everybody in the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money somewhere else.

Jealousy is all the fun you think they had.

A woman should never be seen eating or drinking, unless it be lobster salad and Champagne, the only true feminine and becoming viands.

The test of a first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain the ability to function.

A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action.

He who has imagination without learning has wings but no feet.

Lose an hour in the morning, and you will spend all day looking for it.

The lovesick, the betrayed, and the jealous all smell alike.

Love shouldn't be about jealousy or anything like that. It should be about commitment and being able to trust that person. If you can't have that from the get-go, there's a problem.

Pride slays thanksgiving, but a humble mind is the soil out of which thanks naturally grow. A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks he gets as much as he deserves.

Always expect the unexpected. Right around Thanksgiving, when the new Alex Cross will be out. It's called Four Blind Mice and it's a pretty amazing story about several murders inside the military.

We provide food that customers love, day after day after day. People just want more of it.

Leadership consists of picking good men and helping them do their best.

Come, gentlemen, I hope we shall drink down all unkindness.

That there's no more important decision in life than who you marry.

Form follows function.

If no one shopped on Thanksgiving Day, the stores wouldn't open. End of story. I say we all take the pledge and stay home. Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks for what you have, not to save a few dollars to get more.

The reward for work well done is the opportunity to do more.

Faith and prayer are the vitamins of the soul; man cannot live in health without them.

Resist your fear; fear will never lead to you a positive end. Go for your faith and what you believe.

New Year's Resolution: To tolerate fools more gladly, provided this does not encourage them to take up more of my time.

High achievement always takes place in the framework of high expectation.

My dad is my best friend, my father, and my boss. When I do something that is exciting and he likes it, it feels three times as good as you can imagine.

This is the final test of a gentleman: his respect for those who can be of no possible value to him.