Famous Lee Iacocca Quotes

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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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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Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively, you can't miss.
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I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it.
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In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product, and profits.
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Every business and every product has risks. You can't get around it.
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There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.
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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.
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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.
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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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