Ross Perot
Ross Perot
Henry Ross Perot, known as Ross Perot, is an American businessman best known for being an independent presidential candidate in 1992 and the Reform party presidential candidate in 1996. Perot founded Electronic Data Systemsin 1962, sold the company to General Motors in 1984, and founded Perot Systems in 1988...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth27 June 1930
CityTexarkana, TX
CountryUnited States of America
Every time there's a dip in the market, we buy. If you don't buy the land right, it ain't going to work.
While we share the same set of values, we can - and do - have different business interests. Dad has been there to give me career advice along the way, but he has always let me call the play.
I got to see the American Dream unfold in my living room.
If we can't have a great team and a winning team, then I will not be an N.B.A. owner very long.
My father will always be my hero. He pioneered two successful companies that paved the way for the technology services industry and has devoted much of his life to helping people in need and those who serve our nation in the armed forces.
Dad endorsed my learning to fly so he would have a live-in pilot, one he could get in touch with at any time.
It wasn't really part of the program in the Perot family. Rebellion was not an option.
The real estate business was something Dad and I could do together.
The only hard-and-fast rules a Perot must operate under are getting a sound education; being honest and ethical in our business dealings; treating the people who work for us with respect and dignity; and, finally, a Perot cannot be afraid to take risks when appropriate.
A lot of people look at a basketball team as an anchor tenant for an arena. I look at an arena as the anchor tenant for a much larger program.
You really need to be on top of what you own, and you've got to be on top of your record-keeping. Imagine one day if a major bank is taken down and the records are gone.
Half of this business is politics. As real estate developers, it's our job to go in there and get beat up.
What I like about land is I can drive out and check on it. It doesn't go anywhere. It's hard to steal land.
I put it in the back of my mind that someday I would fly around the world.