Harold S. Geneen

"Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions."

"The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them."

"In the business world, everyone is paid in two coins: cash and experience. Take the experience first the cash will come later."

"I think it is an immutable law in business that words are words, explanations are explanations, promises are promises - but only performance is reality."

"In business, words are words explanations are explanations, promises are promises, but only performance is reality."

"You cannot run a business, or anything else, on a theory."