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

Something in human nature causes us to start slacking off at our moment of greatest accomplishment. As you become successful, you will need a great d….

Modern politics has become little more than shirking responsibility and blaming somebody else..

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..

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

You don't have to be the biggest to beat the biggest..

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

Business is a cobweb of human relationships.

I was born rich. Not in tangible things... but rich in the parents I had..

Most new jobs won't come from our biggest employers. They will come from our smallest. We've got to do everything we can to make entrepreneurial drea….

Written reports stifle creativity..

So many people spend their lives chasing money and end up as the richest men in the cemetery. I don't want to be like that..

Spend a lot of time talking to customers face to face. You'd be amazed how many companies don't listen to their customers..

Anything that is excellent or praiseworthy stands moment by moment on the cutting edge and must be constantly fought for. Well placed priorities alwa….

It is the individual's ability to deal with the unexpected that characterizes the difference between success and failure..

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 ….

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 ….

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 ….

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

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

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