George Peterson
George Peterson
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It looks like a good third of people would consider a hybrid next time they buy.
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It's what most savvy Fortune 500 chairmen would do. Everyone expected GM would look bad, and (GM Chairman Rick) Wagoner figured it couldn't look any worse so he pulled ahead bad news for 2006 into 2005.
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It took the Japanese 20 years to understand this market and build appropriate cars.
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The challenge for these automakers will be to match the appeal of the Mini, ... That's a car you're proud to own and it's fun to drive, with tremendous visual appeal that strikes a chord with just about everyone.
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It's scary in a good way. We really cannot count on it, but if it does happen, it would be unbelievable -- how we could help our district.
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When the time is right, we will make a statement, so I ask that you please give the family their space and privacy at this point.
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The average Buick buyer is 69, the oldest demographic in the industry, and there aren't many new buyers coming in to replace them.
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I've known Alan Simpson and Erskine Bowles and they're two of the most independent people I've ever known in my life, and the thought we could somehow bend their views I find really beyond my capacity to believe.
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The Democrats in particular are do-nothing guys.
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One should not associate with controversy; one should always reach for the highest ratings; one should never forget that there is safety in numbers; one should always remember that comedy, adventure, and escapism provide the best atmosphere for selling.
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Thrift is not some obsolete Victorian notion. . . . It will be the difference between those who prosper and achieve respect and those who become a burden to their children and society.
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Unless you reduce the long-term spending burden, you cannot cut taxes in any lasting way, but can only shift the burden of taxes from the present to the future.
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Many Republicans have what I call a 'tax-cut syndrome' where they have never seen a tax cut they didn't really like and didn't see a tax increase they didn't hate and do everything they could to block.
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The experience may have been costly, but it was also priceless.