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Lee Iacocca

Born: October 15, 1924

Nationality: American

Occupation: Businessman

Biography: Lido Anthony Lee Iacocca is an American businessman known for engineering the Ford Mustang and Ford Pinto cars, being let go from Ford Motor Company, and his revival of the Chrysler Corporation in the 1980s. He served as President and CEO of Chrysler from 1978 and additionally as chairman from 1979, until his retirement at the end of 1992.

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Lee Iacocca

“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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“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?”

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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.”

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“People want economy and they will pay any price to get it.”

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“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.”

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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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“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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“The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.”

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“The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have fallen.”

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

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“The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.”

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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.”

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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.”

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“The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.”

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