Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration.

We are facing extreme volatility.

I approve designs not because I think I am more gifted or somebody who can see ahead three or four years from now, but just to make sure that the design is a logical, rational decision, taken after analyzing pros and cons.

Commitment. This is my favorite word because in some way, people who are committed are always much more interesting and much more reliable, and much more, I would say, deep than people who are not.

The Japanese people are usually very prudent, even when they are convinced change is necessary.

We are not making a capital investment into GM as the first element or condition.

If you have not been a villain at a certain point in time, you will never be a hero. And the day you are a hero, you may become a villain the next day.