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A company has a greater responsibility than making money for its stockholders.
We have a responsibility to our employees to recognize their dignity as human
beings.

—David Packard, cofounder of Hewlett-Packard

The glue that holds all relationships together—including the relationship
between the leader and the led—is trust, and trust is based on integrity.

—Brian Tracy, author

It is easier to hire a friend than it is to manage … or fire a friend.

—Nick Lyons, teacher, writer, and publisher

Objectives are not fate; they are direction. They are not commands; they are
commitments. They do not determine the future; they are means to mobilize the
resources and energies of the business for the making of the future.

—Peter F. Drucker, management consultant, educator, and author

To understand KKR, I always like to say, don’t congratulate us when we buy a
company. Any fool can buy a company. Congratulate us when we sell it and
when we’ve done something with it and created real value.

—Henry Kravis, cofounder of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.