“I think we should have basically the same tax policy that Germany, Jap...” — Jeffrey R. Immelt Quote

“I think we should have basically the same tax policy that Germany, Japan, the U.K., everybody else has, which is a tax rate in the mid-20s and no loopholes. Zero. The U.S. has the most antiquated tax system. And that means some people are going to pay more taxes, and some people are going to pay less.”

“President Obama has asked me to chair his new President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.”

“The one thing that people don't get about GE is that, to the people who work here, it's not a company. It's not just a job. You feel like you're part of a 120-year-old ever-growing, ever-improving family.”

“Shoot a lower score than everybody else.”

“I've always been a caretaker; I think a lot of women are. We take care of everybody else first, and very rarely do we think about ourselves.”

“Go learn the language. Go take some acting lessons. Start from zero like everybody else.”