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In plain Texas talk, it's 'do the right thing'

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Ross Perot
Age: 89 †
Born: 1930
Born: June 27
Died: 2019
Died: July 9
Businessman
Entrepreneur
Naval Officer
Politician
Texarkana
Texas
Henry Ross Perot
H. Ross Perot
Henry Ray Perot
Texas
Economy
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Don't run your life by what's legal or illegal. Run your life based on what's right or wrong.
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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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If we really want to know who is responsible for the mess we're in, all we have to do is look in the mirror. You and I own this country, and we are responsible for what happens to it.
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We have to succeed, so we will.
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The most successful people in the world aren't usually the brightest. They are the ones who persevere.
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Anything that is excellent or praiseworthy stands moment by moment on the cutting edge and must be constantly fought for. Well placed priorities always sit on the edge.
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When building a team, I always search first for people who love to win. If I can't find any of those, I look for people who hate to lose.
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Big is not beautiful. Big is inefficient.
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So many people spend their lives chasing money and end up as the richest men in the cemetery. I don't want to be like that.
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Talk is cheap. Words are plentiful. Deeds are precious.
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Punishing honest mistakes stifles creativity. I want people moving and shaking the earth and they're going to make mistakes.
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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.
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Business is a cobweb of human relationships
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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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In business, people are held accountable. In Washington, nobody is held accountable. In business, people are judged on results. In Washington, people are measured by their ability to get reelected.
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Success is like Halley's comet, you know. Every now and then it just comes around.
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It takes five years to design a new car in this country. Heck, we won World War II in four years.
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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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A weak currency is the sign of a weak economy, and a weak economy leads to a weak nation.
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