"Most people give up just when they're about to..." - Ross Perot

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Henry Ross Perot (born June 27, 1930), known as Ross Perot, is an American businessman best known for being an independent presidential candidate in 1992

Ross Perot

"Most people give up just when they're about to achieve success. They quit on the one yard line. They give up at the last minute of the game one foot from a winning touchdown." - Ross Perot.

Henry Ross Perot (born June 27, 1930), known as Ross Perot, is an American businessman best known for being an independent presidential candidate in 1992 and the Reform party presidential candidate in 1996.

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Perot founded Electronic Data Systems (EDS) in 1962, sold the company to General Motors in 1984, and founded Perot Systems in 1988. Perot Systems was bought by Dell for $3.9 billion in 2009.

With an estimated net worth of about US$4.1 billion in 2015, he is ranked by Forbes as the 129th-richest person in the United States.

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