My father used to say, 'You can spend a lot of time making money. The tough time comes when you have to give it away properly.' How to give something back, that's the tough part in life.

In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product, and profits.

That's the American way. If little kids don't aspire to make money like I did, what the hell good is this country?

I only wish I could find an institute that teaches people how to listen. Business people need to listen at least as much as they need to talk. Too many people fail to realize that real communication goes in both directions.

One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our government runs are the post office and the railroads, and both of them are bankrupt.

If we screw it up, start over. Try something else.

We at Chrysler borrow money the old-fashioned way. We pay it back.