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

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..

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

Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot ….

War has rules, mud wrestling has rules - politics has no rules..

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..

In business, people are held accountable. In Washington, nobody is held accountable. In business, people are judged on results. In Washington, people….

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 r….

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

Success is like Halley's comet, you know. Every now and then it just comes around..

If you see a snake, just kill it - don't appoint a committee on snakes..

Life is never more fun than when you're the underdog competing against the giants..

[In Moscow] we got through to [Soviet leaders] Brezhnev and Kosygin on the telephone. I think it was because nobody had ever tried to call them at ho….

We must return immigration to a logical, orderly process where people fill out their applications and wait for approval. We must make sure illegal im….

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 trea….

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 consulta….

Failures are like skinned knees, painful but superficial..

If we decide to take this level of business creating ability nationwide, we'll all be plucking chickens for a living..

Business is not just doing deals; business is having great products, doing great engineering, and providing tremendous service to customers. Finally,….

Keep in mind our Constitution predates the Industrial Revolution. Our founders did not know about electricity, the train, telephones, radio, televisi….