There are times in everyone's life when something constructive is born…

Lee Iacocca
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There are times in everyone's life when something constructive is born out of adversity... when things seem so bad that you've got to grab your fate by the shoulders and shake it. ✨ Lee Iacocca, William Novak (2011). Iacocca: An Autobiography, p.16, Bantam
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There are times in everyone's life when something constructive is born out of adversity... when things seem so bad that you've got to grab your fate by the shoulders and shake it. ✨ Lee Iacocca, William Novak (2011). Iacocca: An Autobiography, p.16, Bantam

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