If you can't stand a little sacrifice and you can't stand a trip across the desert with limited water, we're never going to straighten this country out.

The next day Perot announced on Larry King Live that he would not seek the presidency. eventually succeeded him as CEO. S.

Henry Ross Perot (/pəˈroʊ/; born June 27 1930) is an American businessman best known for running for President of the United States in 1992 and 1996. 5 billion in 2012 he is ranked by Forbes as the 101st-richest person in the United States. With an estimated net worth of about US$3.