I have to act to live. |
I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way |
I thought I was retired from commercials, ... But I think Chrysler will be a great help to me. That's why I did it — it creates great awareness. |
I was stunned. It was a complete takeover. Chrysler had $12 billion in cash and was stronger at the time and should have bought Daimler. |
I'm here today because our country needs a change in leadership, ... We need a leader who is really dedicated to creating millions of high-paying jobs all across the country. |
I'm sometimes described as a flamboyant leader and a hip-shooter, a fly-by-the-seat-of-the-pants operator. But if that were true, I could never have been successful in this business. |
I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team |
If a guy is over 25 percent jerk, he's in trouble. And Henry was 95 percent. |
If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act. |
If it hadn't been for Henry Ford's drive to create a mass market for cars, America wouldn't have a middle class today, |
If it hadn't been for Henry Ford's drive to create a mass market for cars, America wouldn't have a middle class today. |
If you can find a better car, buy it. |
If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got. |
In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else. |
In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product and profits. Unless you've got a good team, you can't do much with the other two. |