It takes five years to design a new car in this country. Heck, we won World War II in four years.

This planet is our home. If we destroy the planet, we've destroyed our home, so it is fundamentally important.

Talk is cheap. Words are plentiful. Deeds are precious.

If we really want to know who is responsible for the mess we're in, all we have to do is look in the mirror. You and I own this country, and we are responsible for what happens to it.

The best way to make money is not to have money as your primary goal. I've seen great people come into the business world primarily motivated to make money. Almost without exception they failed.

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.

When building a team, I always search first for people who love to win. If I can't find any of those, I look for people who hate to lose.