We're responsible for the fortunes of the company but this is a bone-dry situation in terms of access to credit. Nobody can operate on that basis unless you have large cash balances, which we don't. My concern is that the government doesn't appear to care about manufacturing.

The day I am not able to fly will be a sad day for me.

The early Rockefellers made their wealth from being in certain businesses and remained personally very wealthy. Tata's were different in the sense the future generations were not so wealthy. They were involved in the business but most of the family wealth was put into trust and most of the family did not in fact did not enjoy enormous wealth.

The strong live and the weak die. There is some bloodshed, and out of it emerges a much leaner industry, which tends to survive.

If it stands the test of public scrutiny, do it... if it doesn't stand the test of public scrutiny then don't do it.

IT and the entire communications business clearly have the greatest potential for growth. But if you're talking about sheer size, the steel and auto industries will remain at the top.

I would say that one of the things I wish I could do differently would be to be more outgoing.