Business is not just doing deals; business is having great products, doing great engineering, and providing tremendous service to customers. Finally, business is a cobweb of human relationships.

In business, people are held accountable. In Washington, nobody is held accountable. In business, people are judged on results. In Washington, people are measured by their ability to get reelected.

Punishing honest mistakes stifles creativity. I want people moving and shaking the earth and they're going to make mistakes.

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

I came from an environment where if you see a snake, you kill it. At General motors, if you see a snake, the first thing you do is to hire a consultant on snakes.

Anybody can cut prices, but it takes brains to produce a better article.

We have to succeed, so we will.