Ross Perot Shares 11 Quotes About Small Business Success

From his childhood, Mr. Perot was a high achiever. He joined the Boy Scouts in his 13-months of youth and earned his Eagle award. As a salesman at IBM, he was elected President of his college class. He left IBM to start his own business with a $1000 investment. Before he got his first contract, he was rejected 77 more times. Despite his humble beginnings, Perot sold a controlling stake in EDS to GM later for $2.4 billion. It’s not bad.

Ross Perot is nothing if not a colourful personality who has had much to say about politics and business, among other topics.

Ross Perot Quotes Collection

“Most people give up just when they’re about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown.”

“Eagles don’t flock, you have to find them one at a time”

“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.”

“Most new jobs won’t come from our biggest employers. They will come from our smallest. We’ve got to do everything we can to make entrepreneurial dreams a reality.”

“Punishing honest mistakes stifles creativity. I want people moving and shaking the earth and they’re going to make mistakes.”

“Failures are like skinned knees, painful but superficial”

“Spend a lot of time talking to customers face to face. You’d be amazed how many companies don’t listen to their customers.”

“Inventories can be managed, but people must be led.”

“Talk is expensive. Words are abTalk is cheap. Words are plentiful. Deeds are precious.”

“You don’t have to be the biggest to beat the biggest.”

“We have to succeed, so we will.”

“I care about what you can do. I care about what you’ve done lately. Because this is a cross-country run, it’s not a 100 yard dash; one quick race is not a business career.”

“Something in human nature causes us to start slacking off at our moment of greatest accomplishment. As you become successful, you will need a great deal of self-discipline not to lose your sense of balance, humility, and commitment.”

“Business is a cobweb of human relationships”

“If we decide to take this level of business creating ability nationwide, we’ll all be plucking chickens for a living.”