Guys, just remember, if you get lucky, if you make a lot of money, if you get out and buy a lot of stuff--it's gonna break. You got your biggest, fanciest mansion in the world. It has air conditioning. It's got a pool. Just think of all the pumps that are going to go out. Or go to a yacht basin any place in the world. Nobody is smiling, and I'll tell you why. Something broke that morning. The generator's out; the microwave oven doesn't work . . . Things just don't mean happiness.

My role in life is that of the grain of sand to the oyster-it irritates the oyster and out comes a pearl.

Written reports stifle creativity.

The most successful people in the world aren't usually the brightest. They are the ones who persevere.

I honestly believe I'd make one of the worst elected officials in the history of this country.

Revitalizing General Motors is like teaching an elephant to tap dance. You find the sensitive spot and start poking.

A weak currency is the sign of a weak economy, and a weak economy leads to a weak nation.