"Hard work is not going to guarantee you success."
—Alex Rodriguez, New York Yankees
"Skills do not grant one immunity."
—Marcus Courtney, President, Washington Alliance of Technology Workers
"Happy, healthy, challenged employees are better employees."
—Ann McCallum, CEO, Lend Lease Foundation
"There is no 'they' here. It's 'we' and 'us.'"
—Al Spain, Senior Vice President of Operations, JetBlue Airways
"Companies that rely too heavily on creativity flame out."
—Howard Anderson, Founder, Yankee Group
"An individual without information cannot take responsibility."
—Jan Carlzon, Former CEO, SAS
"The best way to keep the devil at the door is to be rich."
—Wanda Rapaczynski, President and CEO, Agora SA
"Success is about maintaining the vision even through the most grueling details."
—Paul Newby, Design Team Leader, TiVo Inc.
"There's a constant conversation about why we're doing what we're doing."
—Moses Znaimer, Co-Founder, Citytv
"We often talk about ourselves as if we have permanent genetic flaws that can never be altered."
—Marshall Goldsmith, Fast Company