Quotes By 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
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
There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.
Lee Iacocca
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.
Lee Iacocca
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.
Lee Iacocca
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
I was at Ford for 32 years. I went to Chrysler in 1978, four or five months after I got canned by Henry Ford.
Lee Iacocca
I guess I invented extended warranties, because that's all we had to sell at Chrysler in those days.
Lee Iacocca
Any supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than with those who try too little.
Lee Iacocca
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.
Lee Iacocca
If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got.
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
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.
Lee Iacocca
Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.
Lee Iacocca