“In a well-functioning democracy, citizens have the option of voting th...” — Gary Hamel Quote

“In a well-functioning democracy, citizens have the option of voting their political masters out of office. Not so in most companies.”

“As human beings, we are the only organisms that create for the sheer stupid pleasure of doing so. Whether it's laying out a garden, composing a new tune on the piano, writing a bit of poetry, manipulating a digital photo, redecorating a room, or inventing a new chili recipe - we are happiest when we are creating.”

“If corporate leaders and their acolytes are not slaves to some meritorious social purpose, they run the risk of being enslaved by their own ignoble appetites.”

“Plumbers can be masters, the guy who did my patio is a master, some people are masters at raising really great children.”

“I remember when I was in the Masters at 19. At that age, your whole life is ahead. Your mind is so clear. But, rather quickly, your best can be behind you.”

“Something mystical happens to every writer who goes to the Masters for the first time, some sort of emotional experience that results in a search party having to be sent out to recover his typewriter from a clump of azaleas.”