Lee Iacocca > Quotes

“My father always used
to say that when you die,
if you've got five real friends,
then you've had a great life.
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― Lee Iacocca

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

“So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late. - Lee Iacocca”
― Lee Iacocca

“In times of great stress or adversity, it’s always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.”
― Lee Iacocca

“We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluable problems.”
― Lee Iacocca

“It's a good thing god doesn't let you look a year or two into the future, or you might be sorely tempted to shoot yourself.”
― Lee Iacocca

“I’ve always felt that a manager has achieved a great deal when he’s able to motivate one other person. When it comes to making the place run, motivation is everything. You might be able to 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.”
― Lee Iacocca

“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?”
― Lee Iacocca

“The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.”
― Lee Iacocca

“Name me a leader who has a better idea for homeland security than making us take off our shoes in airports and throw away our shampoo?

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― Lee Iacocca

“Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then...do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.”
― Lee Iacocca

“When the product is right, you don't have to be a great marketer.”
― Lee Iacocca