Which one of the three candidates would you want your daughter to marry?

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

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

The debt is like a crazy aunt we keep down in the basement. All the neighbors know she's there, but nobody wants to talk about her.

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.

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.

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.