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I deeply appreciate the people of Michigan. I love their grit. I love the way they face life. I love the family values they have.

Everything I've done in my career has started in and around Detroit, you know, the metro area and Michigan.

I am so proud of Michigan's citizens for the kindness and generosity they have shown in assisting in this endeavor. It is truly heartwarming to see the compassion shown for those in need.

When people think about Michigan, they usually think about cars.

Detroit is beautiful - though you probably have to be a child of the industrial Midwest, like me, to see it.

I guess I take a lot of pride in that no matter what type of car we drive, we're always competitive in it. That's something I've taken a lot of pride in my whole life.

I am very happy because motor racing is very important outside the states, very big all over the world.

It's a success story here in Michigan. We have hiring going on. We have new industries going on.

It was great to go to Stanford. Until that point, I'd spent my whole life in southeast Michigan, working for General Motors. I was in a different part of the country. People didn't know what General Motors was, didn't care, or if they did, they might not have had a favorable impression. I saw people driving nondomestic vehicles.

What I've said repeatedly is, 'I think the auto industry is a very important industry.'