Ross Perot
Ross Perot
Henry Ross Perot, known as Ross Perot, is an American businessman best known for being an independent presidential candidate in 1992 and the Reform party presidential candidate in 1996. Perot founded Electronic Data Systemsin 1962, sold the company to General Motors in 1984, and founded Perot Systems in 1988...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth27 June 1930
CityTexarkana, TX
CountryUnited States of America
My role in life is that of the grain of sand to the oyster-it irritates the oyster and out comes a pearl.
One voice is tiny, and alone it cannot be heard above the din of politics as usual. The peoples voice, when it cries as one, is a great roar.
If you see a snake, just kill it - don't appoint a committee on snakes.
Failures are like skinned knees, painful but superficial.
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.
Anything that is excellent or praiseworthy stands moment by moment on the cutting edge and must be constantly fought for. Well placed priorities always sit on the edge.
It is the individual's ability to deal with the unexpected that characterizes the difference between success and failure.
Written reports stifle creativity.
Which one of the three candidates would you want your daughter to marry?
In plain Texas talk, it's 'do the right thing'
A weak currency is the sign of a weak economy, and a weak economy leads to a weak nation.
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.
Inventories can be managed, but people must be led.
Business is a cobweb of human relationships