Lee Iacocca
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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.” -Lee Iacocca
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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.” -Lee Iacocca
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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.” -Lee Iacocca
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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
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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.” -Lee Iacocca
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“We at Chrysler borrow money the old-fashioned way. We pay it back.” -Lee Iacocca
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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?” -Lee Iacocca
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“I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.” -Lee Iacocca
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“There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.” -Lee Iacocca
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“We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.” -Lee Iacocca
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“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
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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.” -Lee Iacocca
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“We at Chrysler borrow money the old-fashioned way. We pay it back.” -Lee Iacocca
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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?” -Lee Iacocca
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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.” -Lee Iacocca
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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
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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.” -Lee Iacocca
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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.” -Lee Iacocca
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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.” -Lee Iacocca
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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.” -Lee Iacocca
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