I was at Ford for 32 years. I went to Chrysler in 1978, four or five months after I got canned by Henry Ford.

No matter what you've done for yourself or for humanity, if you can't look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished?

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.

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.

You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere.

The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beavers, the mavericks. These are the guys who try to do more than they're expected to do - they always reach.

Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people.

Listening can make the difference between a mediocre organization and a great one.

The right decision is the wrong decision if it's made too late.

We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?

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

The Measure of success isn't money or the number of books you write, it is seen in the faces of those you love

Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another’s skin, another’s voice, another’s soul.” —

While no road is ever straight, dedication and persistence will always lead you to your dreams.

Shadows fall on even the brightest hours.

All birds need to fly are the right-shaped wings, the right pressure and the right angle.

Business can talk itself into a blue funk.

The black revolt is as palpable in letters as it is in the streets.

Ignore your mistakes. The number one thing to worry about is -Am I doing what I'm good at?

The first people I ever saw were probably Little Richard and Gene Vincent.

We are all equal before the law, but not before those appointed to applyit.