Big is not beautiful. Big is inefficient. Ross Perot More Quotes by Ross Perot More Quotes From Ross Perot When building a team, I always search first for people who love to win. If I can't find any of those, I look for people who hate to lose. Ross Perot hatemotivationalsports The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river. Ross Perot riversmendirty If we really want to know who is responsible for the mess we're in, all we have to do is look in the mirror. You and I own this country, and we are responsible for what happens to it. Ross Perot mirrorsresponsibilitycountry We must return immigration to a logical, orderly process where people fill out their applications and wait for approval. We must make sure illegal immigrants stop storming our borders. We must establiesh the correct criteria, such as our need for certain job skills or education, for granting the right to immigrate into the United States. Ross Perot skillsjobspeople The debt is like a crazy aunt we keep down in the basement. All the neighbors know she's there, but nobody wants to talk about her. Ross Perot auntcrazybusiness Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown. Ross Perot strengthsuccessmotivational In business, people are held accountable. In Washington, nobody is held accountable. In business, people are judged on results. In Washington, people are measured by their ability to get reelected. Ross Perot resultspoliticianpeople I came from an environment where if you see a snake, you kill it. At General motors, if you see a snake, the first thing you do is to hire a consultant on snakes. Ross Perot words-of-wisdomsnakesbusiness Business is not just doing deals; business is having great products, doing great engineering, and providing tremendous service to customers. Finally, business is a cobweb of human relationships. Ross Perot engineeringbusinessleadership So many people spend their lives chasing money and end up as the richest men in the cemetery. I don't want to be like that. Ross Perot wantmenpeople Keep in mind our Constitution predates the Industrial Revolution. Our founders did not know about electricity, the train, telephones, radio, television, automobiles, airplanes, rockets, nuclear weapons, satellites, or space exploration. There's a lot they didn't know about. It would be interesting to see what kind of document they'd draft today. Just keeping it frozen in time won't hack it. Ross Perot airplanespaceinteresting The most successful people in the world aren't usually the brightest. They are the ones who persevere. Ross Perot successfullifepeople Guys, just remember, if you get lucky, if you make a lot of money, if you get out and buy a lot of stuff--it's gonna break. You got your biggest, fanciest mansion in the world. It has air conditioning. It's got a pool. Just think of all the pumps that are going to go out. Or go to a yacht basin any place in the world. Nobody is smiling, and I'll tell you why. Something broke that morning. The generator's out; the microwave oven doesn't work . . . Things just don't mean happiness. Ross Perot morningmeanthinking Something in human nature causes us to start slacking off at our moment of greatest accomplishment. As you become successful, you will need a great deal of self-discipline not to lose your sense of balance, humility and commitment. Ross Perot successmotivationalinspirational War has rules, mud wrestling has rules - politics has no rules. Ross Perot mudwrestlingwar It is the individual's ability to deal with the unexpected that characterizes the difference between success and failure. Ross Perot unexpecteddifferencespersonality The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, the public debt should be reduced and the arrogance of public officials should be controlled. Ross Perot debteconomyarrogance Never ask anyone to do what you haven't done before and wouldn't do again. That's a pretty fundamental rule in leadership... treat them like you treat yourself. Things you don't like, they don't like. Ross Perot doneleadershipfundamentals Inventories can be managed, but people must be led. Ross Perot businessleadershippeople There is no accountability in the public school system - except for coaches. You know what happens to a losing coach. You fire him. A losing teacher can go on losing for 30 years and then go to glory. Ross Perot teachingteacherschool
