I don't want yes-men around me. I want everyone to tell the truth, even if it costs them their jobs. Samuel Goldwyn The Economist Book of Business Quotations brings together history's smartest insights from people ranging from CEOs and politicians to novelists and business gurus. Insightful and entertaining, on subjects from e-commerce, strategy and investment, to management speak, business travel and business schools, it is the perfect pocket-sized reference tool. 'The secret of success is to get up early, work late and strike oil.' John D. Rockefeller