A guy named Charlie Beacham was my first mentor at Ford. He taught me the importance of the dealers, and he rubbed my nose in the retail business.

I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it.

Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.

What is it that you like doing? If you don't like it, get out of it, because you'll be lousy at it.

As you go through life, there are thousands of little forks in the road, and there are a few really big forks-those moments of reckoning, moments of truth.

Life can be difficult for kids born with a gold spoon in their mouth, because they never really get to find out if they're able to work hard and make it on their own.

If your product is great, you yourself do not have to be a great seller.