My goal in coming to General Motors was to help restore profitability, build a strong market position and position this iconic company for success. We are clearly on that path.

No partnership between two independent companies, no matter how well run, can match the speed, effectiveness, responsiveness and efficiency of a solely owned company.

If someone wants to transmit a high-quality service with no interruptions and 'guaranteed this, guaranteed that,' they should be willing to pay for that.

AT&T will not block access to the public Internet or degrade service, period.

I am honored to be able to serve GM at this critical juncture and take part in its reinvention.

I find people to be people everywhere. Everyone wants the same thing - be successful.

I'm a pretty average guy and want to keep a low profile. I don't want the world necessarily to know about me.

I started at GM knowing very little about that particular business. Not being an expert means you have to learn everything, starting from the basics.

I don't know anything about cars. A business is a business, and I think I can learn about cars. I'm not that old, and I think the business principles are the same.

No man, however civilized, can listen for very long to African drumming, or Indian chanting, or Welsh hymn singing, and retain intact his critical and self-conscious personality.

Engineering and mixing are absolutely key. Once a song is done, for me personally, it's usually two or three days to get the mix down.

A whole roomful of Jews is like a charged battery. The vitality sparks seem to fly, and frequently the result is a short circuit.

It is only by knowing how little life has in store for us that we are able to look on the bright side and avoid disappointment.

You'll never get to be a saint if you deny the bit of the devil in you.

Why do people always assume that volume will succeed when logic won't?

I've always been fond of the advice I once heard from Robert Frank, "Keep your eyes open."

It is especially taboo for a wine writer to admit that he or she likes the buzz. But wine is a full sensory experience. It's not just tasting notes.

In the book of things people more often do wrong than right, investing must certainly top the list, followed closely by wallpapering and eating artichokes

If I were to give off-the-cuff advice to anyone trying to institute change, I would say, "How clear is the metaphor?"