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Lee Iacocca Quotes: Life can be difficult for kids born with a gold spoon in their mouth, because they never really get to find out if they're able to work hard and make it on their own.
         

Life can be difficult for kids born with a gold spoon in their mouth, because they never really get to find out if they're able to work hard and make it on their own.


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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?



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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.



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



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

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



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The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beavers, the mavericks. These are the guys who try to do more than they're expected to do - they always reach.



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.

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.



Listening can make the difference between a mediocre organization and a great one.

Listening can make the difference between a mediocre organization and a great one.



The right decision is the wrong decision if it's made too late.

The right decision is the wrong decision if it's made too late.



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We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need?



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





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