The trick is to make sure you don't die waiting for prosperity to come.

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The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager...

The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager...

If a guy is over 25 percent jerk, he's in trouble. And Henry was 95...

If a guy is over 25 percent jerk, he's in trouble. And Henry was 95...

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

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

In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product and...

In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product and...

The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.

The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.

The most successful businessman is the man who holds onto the old just as long...

The most successful businessman is the man who holds onto the old just as long...

How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most...

How to gain, how to keep, how to recover happiness is in fact for most...

Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't...

Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't...

I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up...

I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up...

One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our...

One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our...

I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team.

I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team.

Management is nothing more than motivating other people.

Management is nothing more than motivating other people.

There are times when even the best manager is like the little boy with the...

There are times when even the best manager is like the little boy with the...

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

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

Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and...

Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and...

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow...

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow...

In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest...

In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest...

I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way.

I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way.

The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.

The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.

The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have...

The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have...