55 Quotes by H. Ross Perot

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    The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, the public debt should be reduced and the arrogance of public officials should be controlled.

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

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    If you see a snake, just kill it – don’t appoint a committee on snakes.

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    Revitalizing General Motors is like teaching an elephant to tap dance. You find the sensitive spot and start poking.

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    Success is like Halley’s comet, you know. Every now and then it just comes around.

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    I came from an environment where if you see a snake, you kill it. At General motors, if you see a snake, the first thing you do is to hire a consultant on snakes.

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    It is the individual’s ability to deal with the unexpected that characterizes the difference between success and failure.

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    Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success.

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    The American dream. Those three short, simple words encompass the hopes and aspirations of all the peoples on earth. The words are not only short and simple. They are also fragile.

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