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

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.

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

In plain Texas talk, it's 'do the right thing'

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.

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

There is no accountability in the public school system - except for coaches. You know what happens to a losing coach. You fire him. A losing teacher can go on losing for 30 years and then go to glory.