Ford, as I understand it, had done away with the concept of regional management, and now they've re-introduced that in Europe, so it's kind of a two-way street.

History shows you don't know what the future brings.

On Friday I was in Washington for a meeting with Administration officials. In the course of that meeting, they requested that I "step aside" as CEO of GM, and so I have.

Generally, cars were not built to sit on dealer lots. It encourages the wrong kind of behavior in the whole system.

The big and the fast beat the small and the fast. If you check out the NBA today, they're big and fast.

All this improvement is great, but all that does is get us in the game to play for improvements that we need in the future, so that we can be aggressive in the marketplace.

Go at life every day with passion and enthusiasm... and when challenges arrive, simply do not give up.

We believe in fair exchange rates and Japan doesn't practice that. They have massive U.S. dollar reserves, and they use them to intervene regularly.

A lot of other things come along with Chapter 11, which basically end up in a lot of pain.

Humanism is not a single character. It is a magnificent blend of various emotional and behavioral traits that are unique to the human mind.

I can hear my steps echo as I follow him to the end of the hall. The door to the small closet under the steps is standing ajar. He closes the door and latches it.

Everything is creative. It's all relative to me. No matter what, you've gotta use your imagination, use your senses.

If you just talk to who's easy to talk to, you're not really getting the best data.

There is no free market for oil. It's controlled by a cartel, OPEC.

As anger is a passion, it is to be ruled; as it is a weak passion, he is weak who rules it not.

Sometimes you have to poke holes in the darkness until it bleeds light.

Fitting in is a short-term strategy, standing out pays off in the long run.

Liberty must be a mighty thing; for by it God punishes and rewards nations.

I've always enjoyed watching characters that aren't aware that they're doing anything funny. And I think that inherently makes them funnier.