Leadership is a two-way street, loyalty up and loyalty

Humans are allergic to change. They love to say, 'We've always done it this way.' I try to fight that. That's why I have a clock on my wall that runs counter-clockwise.

We're just getting started. We're just beginning to meet what will be the future-we've got the Model T.

It is better to beg forgiveness, than ask permission.

Life was simple before World War II. After that, we had systems.

Go ahead and do it. It's much easier to apologize after something's been done than to get permission ahead of time.

A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible.

That’s the way life is sometimes: you can fix things up, but you can’t make them all better.

This is the way things work sometimes, that good things get ideas from each other, say, well now let’s go ahead and let her have it all.

I think our nation is at a pivotal point. Too many people fear that we are losing the sense of limitless possibility that has always defined this nation.

Whenever I feel like I'm getting too far away from where I need to be, I think about my sons and the legacy I have to leave for them - and it always brings me back to reality.

No private enterprise will ever fall prey to bureaucratic methods of management if it is operated with the sole aim of making profit.

Pessimists fear becoming the dupes of Hope. Optimists enjoy Hope's company, and consider being duped no great matter.

Some goin' east; and-a some goin' west, Some stand aside to try their best. Some livin' big, but the most is livin' small. They just can't even find no food at all.

When the next step is unclear, the best way to figure it out is to take action. Constant motion is the key to execution.

The secret of leadership is simple: Do what you believe in. Paint a picture of the future. Go there. People will follow.