Generosity is something we learn, from our parents, schools and community.

The first EDSer to see a snake kills it. At GM, first thing you do is organize a committee on snakes. Then you bring in a consultant who knows a lot about snakes. Third thing you do is talk about it for a year.

Japan is our rival, not our enemy. Japan is a competitor... Bashing a Toyota won't make a better car.

The American dream. Those three short, simple words encompass the hopes and aspirations of all the peoples on earth. The words are not only short and simple. They are also fragile.

If someone as blessed as I am is not willing to clean out the barn, who will?

Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success.

Never ask anyone to do what you haven't done before and wouldn't do again. That's a pretty fundamental rule in leadership... treat them like you treat yourself. Things you don't like, they don't like.