We're not in cultures which support learning; we're in cultures that give us the message consistently: "Don't mess up, don't make mistakes, don't make the boss look bad, don't give us any surprises." So we're asking for a kind of… — Walter Wriston Copy Share Image
Capital goes where it is welcome and stays where it is well treated. — Walter Wriston Copy Share Image
Rising prices or wages do not cause inflation; they only report it. They represent an essential form of economic speech, sincemoney isjust another form… — Walter Wriston Copy Share Image
It is a maxim of cryptology that what one man can devise, another can unravel. This principle keeps armies of tax lawyers and accountants… — Walter Wriston Copy Share Image
The information revolution has changed people's perception of wealth. We originally said that land was wealth. Then we thought it was industrial production. Now we realize it's intellectual capital. The market is showing us that intellectual capital is far more important that money. This is a major change in the way the world works. the same thing that happened to… — Walter Wriston Copy Share
The person who figures out how to harness the collective genius of his or her organization is going to blow the competition away. — Walter Wriston Copy Share Image
There'll be a growing disparity between economics and politics. An economy that grows so rapidly is intractably global. On the other hand, the current… — Walter Wriston Copy Share Image
I walk into all these organizations, and I'm always puzzled when I realize that people still want to be there. Most people really want… — Walter Wriston Copy Share Image
The greatest testimony to the human spirit that I'm witnessing now is the fact that people still come back to work, after all that… — Walter Wriston Copy Share Image
