Jeffrey R. Immelt

“GE sells more than 96 percent of its products to the private sector, where America's future must be built. But government can help business invest in our shared future.”

“Leadership is an intense journey into yourself. You can use your own style to get anything done. It's about being self-aware. Every morning, I look in the mirror and say, 'I could have done three things better yesterday.'”

“Enron and 9/11 marked the end of an era of individual freedom and the beginning of personal responsibility.”

“I'd be lying if I didn't say there were days when I went back and said, 'I wish I'd done this. I should have done that. I handled this the wrong way.' But it's always in the motivation of getting better. I've never once looked in the mirror and said, 'Oh boy, can't do this one.'”