David Healy Surprise Quotations

I would be surprised if they show a third quarter that's better than my numbers, and I'd be interested in finding out why.

Anyone who was surprised by Toyota's forecast has been living on another planet.

Anybody who was surprised by GM cutting its dividend hasn't been on this planet.

A decline is not a surprise here, but the size of the decline is a surprise,

I don't think Wall Street had fully realized the dependence of GM's and Ford's North American earnings on a few light-truck models. That was the nasty surprise that drove their shares down.

I was expecting an announcement on the dividend today, so I was surprised that we didn't hear anything about it. They ought to cut it for tactical reasons, even though they can continue to pay it since they have enough liquidity. The addition of York on the board may still result in that.