I don't want to be a martyr, I want to be a survivor.
The worst thing in the world that can happen to you if you’re an engineer that has given his life to develop something is for someone to just rip it off.
Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select—doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief and, yes, even beggar-man and thief, regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations, and race of his ancestors.
Integrity in business isn't just ethical—it's good for long-term success.