Author: Lee Iacocca

Quotes

The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.

The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.

- 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.

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 are times when even the best manager is like the little boy with the big dog, waiting to see where the dog wants to go so he can take him there.

There are times when even the best manager is like the little boy with the big dog, waiting to see where the dog wants to go so he can take him there.

- Lee Iacocca

The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.

The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.

- 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.

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

There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.

There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.

- Lee Iacocca

Management is nothing more than motivating other people.

Management is nothing more than motivating other people.

- Lee Iacocca

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.

In 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

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

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

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