--- title: "Best General motors Sayings" description: "Browse 112 General motors quotes by 89 authors. Discover the best General motors sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/550/bob-beauprez-12732_barack_barack-obama-likes-to-point-to-general-m_1202315.png" --- > [Barack Obama likes to point to General Motors as the poster child for the job creation success of his economic policies. However,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-beauprez/barack-obama-likes-to-point-to-general-motors-as-the-poster-child-for/) [Bob Beauprez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-beauprez/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/550/bob-beauprez-12732_barack_barack-obama-likes-to-point-to-general-m_1202315.png) > [My goal in coming to General Motors was to help restore profitability, build a strong market position and position this iconic company…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-whitacre-jr/my-goal-in-coming-to-general-motors-was-to-help-restore-profitability/) [Edward Whitacre, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-whitacre-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ed/edward-whitacre-jr-26569_business_my-goal-in-coming-to-general-motors-was_3057215.png) > [If General Motors is worth $60 a share to an investor it must be because the full common-stock ownership of this gigantic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/benjamin-graham/if-general-motors-is-worth-60-a-share-to-an-investor-it-must-be/) [Benjamin Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/benjamin-graham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/984/benjamin-graham-1531_business_if-general-motors-is-worth-60-a-share-to_1252009.jpg) > [Our goal is to make General Motors the most valuable automotive company. Clearly, that is having sustainable profitability and driving great returns…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-barra/our-goal-is-to-make-general-motors-the-most-valuable-automotive/) [Mary Barra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-barra/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea3/mary-barra-23037_business_our-goal-is-to-make-general-motors-the-m_3101442.jpg) > [General Motors, General Mills, General Foods, general ignorance, general apathy, and general cussedness elect presidents and Congressmen and maintain them in power.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/herbert-m-shelton/general-motors-general-mills-general-foods-general-ignorance-general/) [Herbert M. Shelton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/herbert-m-shelton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44c/herbert-m-shelton-18472_apathy_general-motors-general-mills-general-foo_1965797.png) > [My dad was an assembly line worker at AC Spark Plug, which was a division of General Motors, and his job was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-moore/my-dad-was-an-assembly-line-worker-at-ac-spark-plug-which-was-a/) [Michael Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e3/michael-moore-884_assembly_my-dad-was-an-assembly-line-worker-at-ac_363090.png) > [And so we said to General Motors that the solution had to be a first year increase, which had to be sizeable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonard-woodcock/and-so-we-said-to-general-motors-that-the-solution-had-to-be-a-first/) [Leonard Woodcock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonard-woodcock/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b9/leonard-woodcock-50895_cost_and-so-we-said-to-general-motors-that-th_1199436.png) > [General Motors committed likewise to invest billions of dollars in its American manufacturing operation, keeping many jobs here that were going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump/general-motors-committed-likewise-to-invest-billions-of-dollars-in/) [Donald Trump](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41f/donald-trump-18_announcing_general-motors-committed-likewise-to-inv_3090783.jpg) > [People are in denial all the time, hiding things. If I tell you a racist or dirty joke and you laugh, you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/people-are-in-denial-all-the-time-hiding-things-if-i-tell-you-a/) [Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/777/martin-landau-3492_about-yourself_people-are-in-denial-all-the-time-hiding_20514.jpg) > [My first job at General Motors was as a quality inspector on the assembly line. I was checking fits between hoods and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-barra/my-first-job-at-general-motors-was-as-a-quality-inspector-on-the/) [Mary Barra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-barra/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e4/mary-barra-23037_assembly-line_my-first-job-at-general-motors-was-as-a_1790451.jpg) > [“In Detroit, Dr. Forest Dodrill, a surgeon at Wayne State University, collaborated with engineers at General Motors Research to develop a mechanical…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dick-cheney/in-detroit-dr-forest-dodrill-a-surgeon-at-wayne-state-university/) [Dick Cheney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dick-cheney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/372/dick-cheney-1810_general-motors_in-detroit-dr-forest-dodrill-a-surgeon-a_3183565.jpg) > [Investing is the greatest business in the world because you never have to swing. You stand at the plate; the pitcher throws…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-buffett/investing-is-the-greatest-business-in-the-world-because-you-never/) [Warren Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-buffett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5a/warren-buffett-183_business_investing-is-the-greatest-business-in-th_174074.jpg) > [It was great to go to Stanford. Until that point, I'd spent my whole life in southeast Michigan, working for General Motors.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-barra/it-was-great-to-go-to-stanford-until-that-point-i-d-spent-my-whole/) [Mary Barra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-barra/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/919/mary-barra-23037_country_it-was-great-to-go-to-stanford-until-tha_1624454.jpg) > [The world is super-stupid. You have by far the best designers in America! And you do the most stupid cars in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luigi-colani/the-world-is-super-stupid-you-have-by-far-the-best-designers-in/) [Luigi Colani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luigi-colani/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/537/luigi-colani-27562_age_the-world-is-super-stupid-you-have-by-fa_3044405.jpg) > [“To make good decisions, CEOs need the courage to seek out disagreement. Alfred Sloan, the longtime CEO and chairman of General Motors,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chip-heath/to-make-good-decisions-ceos-need-the-courage-to-seek-out-disagreement/) [Chip Heath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chip-heath/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8b/chip-heath-4065_courage_to-make-good-decisions-ceos-need-the-cou_191371.png) > [We're still promoting stupid wasteful behavior in agribusiness - everything from ethanol production for cars to genetically modified crops. In commerce just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-howard-kunstler/we-re-still-promoting-stupid-wasteful-behavior-in-agribusiness/) [James Howard Kunstler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-howard-kunstler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/707/james-howard-kunstler-2886_agribusiness_we-re-still-promoting-stupid-wasteful-be_2655960.jpg) > [If you gave me the choice of being CEO of General Electric or IBM or General Motors, you name it, or delivering…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/warren-buffett/if-you-gave-me-the-choice-of-being-ceo-of-general-electric-or-ibm-or/) [Warren Buffett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/warren-buffett/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a81/warren-buffett-183_ceo_if-you-gave-me-the-choice-of-being-ceo-o_2152569.png) > [Legalize racing in every State. Sure people will bet, but they get to see the horses run and you certain can't see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/will-rogers/legalize-racing-in-every-state-sure-people-will-bet-but-they-get-to/) [Will Rogers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/will-rogers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/15d/will-rogers-272_certain_legalize-racing-in-every-state-sure-peop_3126933.jpg) > [Barack Obama's vision of America is one in which a President of the United States can fire the head of General Motors,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-sowell/barack-obama-s-vision-of-america-is-one-in-which-a-president-of-the/) [Thomas Sowell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-sowell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09b/thomas-sowell-247_activity_barack-obama-s-vision-of-america-is-one_2614389.jpg) > [There's only one movie theater in the entire city of Detroit. The entire city has one open movie theater, and it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-moore/there-s-only-one-movie-theater-in-the-entire-city-of-detroit-the/) [Michael Moore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-moore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d0/michael-moore-884_cities_there-s-only-one-movie-theater-in-the-en_2981521.png) > [“She died three days after the official recall notice from General Motors arrived in the mail. It was the third recall on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/she-died-three-days-after-the-official-recall-notice-from-general/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12e/anonymous-1_general-motors_she-died-three-days-after-the-official-r_3087173.jpg) > [“In fact, I’ve met countless believers who have said, “The church is an organism, not an organization.” Yet as they formed those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-viola/in-fact-i-ve-met-countless-believers-who-have-said-the-church-is-an/) [Frank Viola](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-viola/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67d/frank-viola-32808_general-motors_in-fact-i-ve-met-countless-believers-who_978054.jpg) > [When you look at the truck market in North America, you have to understand the customer, and that's one of the things…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mary-barra/when-you-look-at-the-truck-market-in-north-america-you-have-to/) [Mary Barra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mary-barra/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d6/mary-barra-23037_america_when-you-look-at-the-truck-market-in-nor_423282.jpg) > [For value investors, General Motors is a tempting target. The company's share of the North American auto market has steadily declined for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-berenson/for-value-investors-general-motors-is-a-tempting-target-the-company-s/) [Alex Berenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-berenson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/715/alex-berenson-2775_american_for-value-investors-general-motors-is-a_937749.png) > [“GM had assets greater than those of Argentina and revenues eight times those of New York State. (Defense Secretary Wilson had had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-t-patterson/gm-had-assets-greater-than-those-of-argentina-and-revenues-eight/) [James T. Patterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-t-patterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf6/james-t-patterson-3417_general-motors_gm-had-assets-greater-than-those-of-arge_572070.jpg) > [The Tigers, Lions, Red Wings, and Pistons are there today as sure as they were when what was good for General Motors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-deford/the-tigers-lions-red-wings-and-pistons-are-there-today-as-sure-as/) [Frank Deford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-deford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/acd/frank-deford-3856_basketball-team_the-tigers-lions-red-wings-and-pistons-a_2035043.jpg) > [When I go to Lockheed or General Motors... all those union members are gun owners. They believe in responsible gun ownership and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-veasey/when-i-go-to-lockheed-or-general-motors-all-those-union-members-are/) [Marc Veasey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-veasey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec6/marc-veasey-11234_amendment_when-i-go-to-lockheed-or-general-motors_2678728.jpg) > [“After Spain, World War II was simple. I wasn't even tempted to pick up a gun to fight for General Motors, U.S.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-dellinger/after-spain-world-war-ii-was-simple-i-wasn-t-even-tempted-to-pick-up/) [David Dellinger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-dellinger/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f6/david-dellinger-10905_general-motors_after-spain-world-war-ii-was-simple-i-wa_3086402.jpg) > [Although the reasons for Michigan's malaise are varied, one big reason is our state's almost uniquely uncompetitive tax structure, which one General…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-bouchard/although-the-reasons-for-michigan-s-malaise-are-varied-one-big-reason/) [Mike Bouchard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-bouchard/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f0/mike-bouchard-68231_almost_although-the-reasons-for-michigan-s-mala_288019.jpg) > [The late Alfred P. Sloan, Ir., long-time executive of General Motors Corporation, had a fivepoint "secret of success." It was: 1. Get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-p-sloan/the-late-alfred-p-sloan-ir-long-time-executive-of-general-motors/) [Alfred P. Sloan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-p-sloan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a8/alfred-p-sloan-22832_better-job_the-late-alfred-p-sloan-ir-long-time-exe_2783156.jpg) > [Wherefore the brain must be looked upon as the universal and general sensory and at the same time as the universal and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emanuel-swedenborg/wherefore-the-brain-must-be-looked-upon-as-the-universal-and-general/) [Emanuel Swedenborg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emanuel-swedenborg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e32/emanuel-swedenborg-3577_animal_wherefore-the-brain-must-be-looked-upon_2999639.jpg) > [“General Motors announced further recalls. The total number of vehicles it is planning to bring in globally this year now stands at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/general-motors-announced-further-recalls-the-total-number-of-vehicles/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8dc/anonymous-1_general-motors_general-motors-announced-further-recalls_2339196.jpg) ## Top authors on General motors - [Mary Barra 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/general-motors/mary-barra/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/general-motors/#itemlist", "name": "General motors Quotes", "numberOfItems": 32, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Barack Obama likes to point to General Motors as the poster child for the job creation success of his economic policies. 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