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51 quotes by Lee Iacocca

Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacocca (/ˌaɪ.əˈkoʊkə/ EYE-ə-KOH-kə; born October 15, 1924) is an American businessman known for engineering the Ford Mustang and Ford Pinto cars, being let go from Ford Motor Company, and his revival of the Chrysler Corporation in the 1980s. He served as President and CEO of Chrysler from 1978 and additionally as chairman from 1979, until his retirement at the end of 1992. Iacocca was a passionate advocate of U.S. business...
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The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.

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In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.

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Management is nothing more than motivating other people.

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Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively... →

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Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line... →

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The speed of the boss is the speed of the team.

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In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else.

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The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being.

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The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.

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To succeed today, you have to set priorities, decide what you stand for.

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We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.

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There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.

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Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.

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