The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beavers, the mavericks. These are the guys who try to do more than they're expected to do - they always reach.

To succeed today, you have to set priorities, decide what you stand for.

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

I'd really love to meet the guy I'm supposed to be. I'd hire him in a second.

They're on you day and night. Their oversight is just too extreme [. . .] That's why our 10-year loan, we paid it back in three years. We couldn't stand the government. The bureaucracy kills you.

Be creative. Use unconventional thinking. And have the guts to carry it out.

I learned about the strength you can get from a close family life. I learned to keep going, even in bad times. I learned not to despair, even when my world was falling apart. I learned that there are no free lunches. And I learned the value of hard work.