Top 10 quotes on life by HP co-founder David Packard

Take risks. Ask big questions. Don't be afraid to make mistakes; if you don't make mistakes, you're not reaching far enough.

I think that we must find some way to get more common sense, more rationality, in our decisions and less emotion.

You appear to have a good project... we wish you well in this endeavor.

A company has a greater responsibility than making money for its stockholders. We have a responsibility to our employees to recognize their dignity as human beings.

I have observed that money left without special guidance is sometimes used well and sometimes not.

I have observed that money left without special guidance is sometimes used well and sometimes not.

You shouldn't gloat about anything you've done; you ought to keep going and find something better to do.

More organizations die of indigestion than starvation.

The greatest success goes to the person who is not afraid to fail in front of even the largest audience.

The rewards of the future are proportionate to the amount of time we invest in the present.