Ross Perot

“If you see a snake, just kill it - don't appoint a committee on snakes.”

“It's just that simple.”

“War has rules, mud wrestling has rules - politics has no rules.”

“Inventories can be managed, but people must be led.”

“The most successful people are those who are good at plan B.”

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

“Talk is cheap. Words are plentiful. Deeds are precious.”

“The giant sucking sound you hear is the sound of jobs going south.”

“Eagles don't flock. You have to find them one at a time.”

“Most new jobs are created by small businesses. So if you're a president, you've got to be a friend of small business.”

“If someone as blessed as I am is not willing to clean out the barn, who will?”

“Failures are like skinned knees, painful but superficial.”

“Punish slackers, reward winners, and see how fast the team improves.”

“A weak currency is the sign of a weak economy, and a weak economy is the sign of a weak country.”

“We've got to take out the trash and clean out the barn.”

“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.”

“The world wants things done, not excuses. One thing done is better than a hundred things discussed.”