Lee Iacocca quotes - page 3

I always go back to Harry Truman: Should we drop an atomic bomb to save 100,000 lives? That's a hell of a decision to make. Did he make that decision by himself? No, he had advisers. (Lee Iacocca)
I guess I invented extended warranties, because that's all we had to sell at Chrysler in those days. View quote
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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. View quote
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Never rest on your oars as a boss. If you do, the whole company starts sinking. View quote
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When the product is right, you don't have to be a great marketer. View quote
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If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act. View quote
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Most people are looking for security, a nice, safe, prosperous future. And there's nothing wrong with that. It's called the American Dream. View quote
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Are we going to be a services power The double-cheeseburger-hold-the-mayo kings of the world. View quote
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I guess that's one achievement I'm really proud of. Saving Chrysler was more than jobs, more than shareholder value. Saving Chrysler was a good idea for the whole country. View quote
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Why is our free-enterprise system so strong- Not because it stands still, frozen in the past, but because it has always adapted to changing realities. View quote
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I'm sometimes described as a flamboyant leader and a hip-shooter, a fly-by-the-seat-of-the-pants operator. But if that were true, I could never have been successful in this business. (Lee Iacocca)
Every little kid wants to grow up to be a cowboy, and I did. View quote
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When future historians look back on our way of curing inflation they'll probably compare it to bloodletting in the Middle Ages. View quote
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You've got to say, ''I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it.'' It's called perseverance. View quote
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