WIST Quotations

Perot, H. Ross -- (Attributed)

Dave — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 13:47:49 +0000

Lead and inspire people. Don’t try to manage and manipulate people. Inventories can be managed but people must be led.

H. Ross Perot (1930-2019) American entrepreneur, politician, reformer [Henry Ross Perot, Sr.]
(Attributed)

Perot, H. Ross -- (Attributed)

Dave — Mon, 09 Apr 2018 16:40:37 +0000

An activist is the guy who cleans the river, not the guy who concludes it’s dirty.

H. Ross Perot (1930-2019) American entrepreneur, politician, reformer [Henry Ross Perot, Sr.]
(Attributed)
(Source)

In Ken Gross, Ross Perot: The Man Behind the Myth, ch. 14 (1992). A favorite saying of Perot's, varying slightly over the years (e.g., "The activist is not the man who says the river is dirty. The activist is the man who cleans up the river.").

Perot, H. Ross -- Charlie Rose TV interview, PBS (18-Oct-1994)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

Power is wonderful, and absolute power is absolutely wonderful.

H. Ross Perot (1930-2019) American entrepreneur, politician, reformer [Henry Ross Perot, Sr.]
Charlie Rose TV interview, PBS (18-Oct-1994)