I think great bosses hire great people. 'A' people hire 'A' people, but 'B' people hire 'C' people; they're worried they might be shown up... they're concerned that that person might make them look bad.
Forbes February 13, 2012 The Bank That Works - Wells Fargo (John Stumpf) (NBA Special: Highest Paid Players, Richest Owners, Freeport-McMoran's Copper Chaos, The Coming of the Age of Abundance))