“I was really a basket case. I admit that.” — John DeLorean Quote

I was really a basket case. I admit that.

I had never in my corporate life had a failure.

I was the youngest vice president General Motors ever had, I was the youngest group executive, the youngest head of Pontiac, the youngest chief engineer and the youngest head of Chevrolet.

Foxhole conversions are legitimate. Most of them in the Bible happened that way. When everything you've ever wanted is happening, you're not inclined to reassess your priorities or to examine your spiritual values. When it all falls apart, it makes you take more than an ordinary look.

Being an engineer is to live in a mean, bare prison cell and regard yourself the sovereign of limitless space... for each engineer has a magician in his soul.

Nobody can be perfect unless he admits his faults, but if he has faults how can he be perfect?

I never had any friends beyond a certain superficial level. We hate to admit weaknesses. We were raised to want to get ahead, to be good and clever and successful. You're just ashamed to open up.

I admit that I resent running out of research money.

I think most people in the developed world would admit to carrying some sort of handheld device, whether it's a laptop or a cell phone, at all times.

I'm much more ambitious than I'd like to admit.