Lee IacoccaThe affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have fallen.371Love
Lee IacoccaWhy is our free-enterprise system so strong?- Not because it stands still, frozen in the past, but because it has always adapted to changing realities ✨ Lee Iacocca, William… ▶351Time
Lee IacoccaHere's what we should be doing. We've got to get off fossil fuels. ✨ Iacocca Says Detroit Is Living in the Past. Interview with Steve Inskeep, www.npr.org. April 26, 2007.375LifeTime
Lee IacoccaWhen the product is right, you don't have to be a great marketer. ✨ Lee Iacocca, William Novak (2011). Iacocca: An Autobiography, p.78, Bantam321Reading
Lee IacoccaThe only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.311Politics
Lee IacoccaThey're on you day and night. Their oversight is just too extreme [. . .] That's why our 10-year loan, we paid it back in three years. We couldn't stand the government. The bureau… ▶344Politics
Lee IacoccaIf you own up to your mistakes, you don't suffer as much. But that's a tough lesson to learn.333Time
Lee IacoccaSo 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 uncertaintie… ▶312Reflection
Lee IacoccaManagement is nothing more than motivating other people. ✨ Lee Iacocca, William Novak (2011). Iacocca: An Autobiography, p.57, Bantam323Humanity
Lee IacoccaThe right decision is the wrong decision if it's made too late.334Philosophy
Lee IacoccaApply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen. ✨ Lee Iacocca, William Novak (2011). Iacocca: An Autob… ▶291Reading
Lee IacoccaIf I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable … ▶291Time
Lee IacoccaDon’t just stand there; make something happen. ✨ Lee Iacocca, William Novak (2011). Iacocca: An Autobiography, p.357, Bantam358Life
Lee IacoccaTo solve big problems you have to be willing to do unpopular things. ✨ Lee Iacocca, William Novak (2011). Iacocca: An Autobiography, p.354, Bantam281Thought
Lee IacoccaAny supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than with those who try too little. ✨ Lee Iacocca, William Novak (2011). Iacocca: An Autobio… ▶369Humanity
Lee IacoccaStyling cars sells cars and safety does not.3710Time
Lee IacoccaIn 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, William Novak (2011). Iacocc… ▶348Time
Lee IacoccaIt'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, William Novak (2011). Iacocca: An … ▶282HopeTime
Lee IacoccaIn business, I loved cars. I couldn't wait to get to work in the morning. Only in America can you decide to get a good education and pursue what you like.359Love
Lee IacoccaMotivation 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… ▶294Humanity
Lee IacoccaThe primary skill of a manager consists of knowing how to make assignments and picking the right people to carry out those assignments327Humanity
Lee IacoccaWe load up on oat bran in the morning so we'll live forever. Then we spend the rest of the day living like there's no tomorrow.272Life
Lee IacoccaI 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. ✨… ▶317Thought
Lee IacoccaIt was emotional when Chrysler sold out to the Germans.295Life
Lee IacoccaYou can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere. ✨ Lee Iacocca, William Novak (2011). Iacocca: An Autobiography, p.16, Bant… ▶306Thought
Lee IacoccaThe speed of the boss is the speed of the team. ✨ Lee Iacocca, William Novak (2011). Iacocca: An Autobiography, p.100, Bantam317Life
Lee IacoccaMy father used to say, 'You can spend a lot of time making money. The tough time comes when you have to give it away properly.' How to give something back, that's the tough part i… ▶3410LifeTime
Lee IacoccaA 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, The !dea Ma… ▶307Reflection
Lee IacoccaThe thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being.241Humanity
Lee IacoccaIn a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else.296Humanity
