I Was At Ford For 32 Years.

It Pains Me To See My Old Company, Which Has Meant So Much To America, On The Ropes. But Chrysler Has Been In Trouble Before, And We Got Through It, And I Believe They Can Do It Again... Let's Face It, If Your Car Breaks Down, You're Not Going To Take It To The White House To Get Fixed. But, If Your Company Breaks Down, You've Got To Go To The Experts On The Ground, Not The Bureaucrats.

Here's What Management Is About: Pick Good People And Set The Right Priorities.

I Learned About The Strength You Can Get From A Close Family Life. I Learned To Keep Going, Even In Bad Times. I Learned Not To Despair, Even When My World Was Falling Apart. I Learned That There Are No Free Lunches. And I Learned The Value Of Hard Work.

There's A World Of Difference Between A Strong Ego, Which Is Essential, And A Large Ego-which Can Be Destructive.

In Business, You're Trying To Make A Buck. God Was Good To Me And Blessed Me. I Made Some Money And Started This Foundation Years Ago, And It Has Grown In Size. With The Foundation It's A Lot Different, Because The Bottom Line Isn't How You Can Make More Money Or Get A Better Return, It's Helping The Projects That You Feel Strongly About Move Forward.