Quotes by Lee Iacocca

The following are quotes from Lee Iacocca:

A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.

Do you want me to tell you something really subversive Love is everything it's cracked up to be. That's why people are so cynical about it. . . . It really is worth fighting for, being brave for, risking everything for. And the trouble is, if you don't risk anything, you risk even more.

In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else.

Incompetency begets incompetency. The last thing a guy who isn't sure of himself wants is a guy backing him up who is sure of himself.

Management is nothing more than motivating other people.

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.

My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life.

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

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

The trick is to make sure you don't die waiting for prosperity to come.

You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere.

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