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
Should a person who's the most powerful person in the world conduct his personal life in such a way that would be a poor example to our children?
I've had a number of friends in my life who've had drinking problems. Frankly, the ones that put the cork in the bottle and quit and have the guts to do it, I respect,
Life is like a cobweb, not an organization chart.
Don't run your life by what's legal or illegal. Run your life based on what's right or wrong....
The most successful people in the world aren't usually the brightest. They are the ones who persevere.
My role in life is that of the grain of sand to the oyster-it irritates the oyster and out comes a pearl.
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.
The other parties have a fortune to spend. They have almost $100 million under federal election laws. We get only $29 million.
Should that person be allowed to lie publicly? Let's promise ourselves we're never going to have a candidate like that,
I think it's plain that the president should resign and spare the country the agony of impeachment and removal proceedings,
We've been very lucky today, ... We've had a tremendous run-up in the stock ... (but) we're in it for the long haul.
We have two horses in the race, one of them is going to win,
You'll see it. Sooner or later the American people will wake up. All they have heard is, 'Let's forgive, let's forgive. The Bible tells us to forgive.' It's the silliest stuff I have ever heard on television. That's why I have finally spoken out.
Trevor's got 2,000 people trapped in a hospital in downtown New Orleans, ... We need to figure out how to help them and get those people out.