I believe very strongly that corporations could and should be a major force for resolving social and environmental concerns in the twenty-first century.

One cannot find a healthy economy anywhere in the world that does not have a strong industrial base, period.

All things being equal, I think people would still prefer to do business with their hometown companies. That's true in America, that's true in China, that's true in Germany.

A good company delivers excellent products and services, and a great company does all that and strives to make the world a better place.

It's amazing how much data is out there. The question is how do we put it in a form that's usable?

When you factor in population growth, it's clear that the mobility model that we have today simply will not work tomorrow. Four billion clean cars on the road are still four billion cars, and a traffic jam with no emissions is still a traffic jam.

One of the things I've had the advantage of, growing up and being close to the top management of this company and other companies for most of my life, is seeing how CEOs start to believe in their own infallibility. And that really scares me.