Rick Wagoner

I was willing to go just about anywhere in the U.S. for the best job - except New York City. Of course, I received a job offer from GM - in New York City.

This is a game that's going to play as long as you're playing it. It's never going to end. It'll go until I retire, and when the next person has the job, they'll be on it too.

Don't worry about planning every step of your life.

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.

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.

I'm not sure we think it's a win to talk about what you're taking out.

There are some things that I like, like education, wine, and I'd like to be a good cook, although I'm a pretty good eater now.

We don't always agree on stuff, but when it's time to blow the whistle and start the game, we're not still debating.

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

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.

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