Lee Iacocca quotes - page 2

One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our government runs are the post office and the railroads, and both of them are bankrupt. (Lee Iacocca)
I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership. View quote
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In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product, and profits. View quote
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The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beavers, the mavericks. These are the guys who try to do more than they're expected to do - they always reach. View quote
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No matter what you've done for yourself or for humanity, if you can't look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished? View quote
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We at Chrysler borrow money the old-fashioned way. We pay it back. View quote
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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 and get him to inspire his people. View quote
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If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got. View quote
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The most successful businessman is the man who holds onto the old just as long as it is good, and grabs the new just as soon as it is better. View quote
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There are times when even the best manager is like the little boy with the big dog, waiting to see where the dog wants to go so he can take him there. View quote
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Talk to people in their own language. If you do it well, they'll say, 'God, he said exactly what I was thinking.' And when they begin to respect you, they'll follow you to the death. (Lee Iacocca)
The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness. View quote
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The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything. View quote
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If a guy is over 25 percent jerk, he's in trouble. And Henry was 95 percent. View quote
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Every business and every product has risks. You can't get around it. View quote
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MBAs know everything but understand nothing. View quote
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Boys, there ain't no free lunches in this country. And don't go spending your whole life commiserating that you got the raw deals. You've got to say, I think that if I keep working at this and want it bad enough I can have it. It's called perseverance. View quote
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To succeed today, you have to set priorities, decide what you stand for. View quote
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I have always found that if I move with seventy-five percent or more of the facts that I usually never regret it. It's the guys who wait to have everything perfect that drive you crazy. View quote
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I was at Ford for 32 years. I went to Chrysler in 1978, four or five months after I got canned by Henry Ford. View quote
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It was emotional when Chrysler sold out to the Germans. (Lee Iacocca)
Chrysler builds great cars. View quote
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In a corporation, there can only be one guy in the end: the CEO. View quote
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A guy named Charlie Beacham was my first mentor at Ford. He taught me the importance of the dealers, and he rubbed my nose in the retail business. View quote
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Any supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than with those who try too little. View quote
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