I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership

Talk to people in their own language. If you do it well, they'll say, 'God, he said exactly what I was thinking.' And when they begin to respect you, they'll follow you to the death.”

There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men

One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our government runs are the post office and the railroads, and both of them are bankrupt

We at Chrysler borrow money the old-fashioned way. We pay it back

The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family

My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life

People want economy and they will pay any price to get it.

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

Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively, you can't miss