I believe the auto industry is a competition of human resources, competition of funding, competition of technology - and the competition is international.

Volvo has one weakness, and that is in the interior design. They have not adapted to the Chinese people's perception of luxury when it comes to the interior design, and this has to be addressed.

Find a need and fill it. Successful businesses are founded on the needs of people.

You have the nicest window, you know? None of the others can even compete. It´s not flashy like the others, or bleary – your window gives of this nice, quiet light.

Shyness is I-ness. Shyness is really wondering if you have other people's approval.

Even if my marriage is falling apart and my children are unhappy, there is still a part of me that says, 'God, this is fascinating!'

We must have our freedom now. We must have the right to vote. We must have equal protection of the law.

It is a common trait of primates to become submissive and even worshipful toward one who has the power to kill them.

In Rome, I loved seeing the Caravaggios. There are churches in Rome that have Caravaggios, and there's one, not far from Piazza Navona, that has the best, I think: St. Matthew with the money.

I don't know everything; is the first statement of wanting to know

Take "no" as an encouragement to redouble his efforts, so it was easier to say "yes" right away.

A wife who is 85 percent faithful to her husband is not faithful at all. There is no such thing as part-time loyalty to Jesus Christ.