If you get the best people on your team, you've got plenty of time to do the things you like to do and can add more value to.

The record results for the third quarter once again demonstrate the ability of GE's diverse mix of leading global businesses to deliver top-line growth, increased margins and strong cash generation.

The secret of success is changing the way you think.

Arrogance is a killer, and wearing ambition on one's sleeve can have the same effect. There is a fine line between arrogance and self-confidence.

You can't behave in a calm, rational manner. You've got to be out there on the lunatic fringe.

Willingness to change is a strength, even if it means plunging part of the company into total confusion for a while.

My job is to find great ideas, exaggerate them, and spread them like hell around the business with the speed of light...And to put resources in to support them. Keep finding ideas. That's the job of just about all of our CEOs.