Ross Perot

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.

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.

There are but two things worth living for: to do what is worthy of being written; and to write what is worthy of being read.

Life is like a cobweb, not an organization chart.

Most new jobs won't come from our biggest employers. They will come from our smallest. We've got to do everything we can to make entrepreneurial dreams a reality.

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.

Spend a lot of time talking to customers face to face. You'd be amazed how many companies don't listen to their customers.

Eagles don't flock, you have to find them one at a time.

Punishing honest mistakes stifles creativity. I want people moving and shaking the earth and they're going to make mistakes.

Written reports stifle creativity.

A weak currency is the sign of a weak economy, and a weak economy leads to a weak nation.

Action is greater than writing. A good man is a nobler object of contemplation than a great author. There are but two things worth living for: to do what is worthy of being written; and to write what is worthy of being read.