Lee Iacocca

Business, after all, is nothing more than a bunch of human relationships.

— Lee Iacocca

Here's what we should be doing. We've got to get off fossil fuels.

— Lee Iacocca

Even a correct decision is wrong when it was taken too late.

— Lee Iacocca

If you own up to your mistakes, you don't suffer as much. But that's a tough lesson to learn.

— Lee Iacocca

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

— Lee Iacocca

In a corporation, there can only be one guy in the end: the CEO.

— Lee Iacocca

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

— Lee Iacocca

Decisiveness is the one word that makes a good manager.

— Lee Iacocca

The most successful businessman is the man who holds onto the old just as long as it is good, and grabs the…

— Lee Iacocca

The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.

— 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…

— Lee Iacocca

In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product and profits. Unless you've got a good team,…

— Lee Iacocca

There's no great mystery to satisfying your customers. Build them a quality product and treat them with respect. It's that simple.

— Lee Iacocca

Talk to people in their own language. If you do it well, they'll say,"God, he said exactly what I was thinking." And…

— Lee Iacocca

A guy named Charlie Beacham was my first mentor at Ford. He taught me the importance of the dealers, and he rubbed…

— Lee Iacocca

If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all…

— Lee Iacocca

In the great undertakings, there is glory, even in failure.

— Lee Iacocca

Never rest on your oars as a boss. If you do, the whole company starts sinking.

— Lee Iacocca

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

— Lee Iacocca

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

— Lee Iacocca

If you set a good example you need not worry about setting rules.

— Lee Iacocca

If you make believe that ten guys in pin-striped suits are back in a kindergarten class playing with building blocks, you'll get…

— Lee Iacocca

“Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then...do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.”

— Lee Iacocca

There's a billboard in a little farm town in the Midwest that says: IF YOU COMPLAIN ABOUT FARMERS, DON'T TALK WITH YOUR…

— Lee Iacocca

I was at Ford for 32 years. I went to Chrysler in 1978, four or five months after I got canned by Henry Ford.

— Lee Iacocca

The great issues facing us today are not Republican issues or Democratic issues. The political parties can debate the means, but both…

— Lee Iacocca

If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest…

— Lee Iacocca

Life can be difficult for kids born with a gold spoon in their mouth, because they never really get to find out…

— Lee Iacocca

In business, I loved cars. I couldn't wait to get to work in the morning. Only in America can you decide to…

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I'm still not sure what is meant by good fortune and success. I know fame and power are for the birds. But…

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The cement in our whole democracy today is the worker who makes $ 15 an hour. He's the guy who will buy…

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When future historians look back on our way of curing inflation...they'll probably compare it to bloodletting in the Middle Ages.

— Lee Iacocca

I guess that's one achievement I'm really proud of. Saving Chrysler was more than jobs, more than shareholder value. Saving Chrysler was…

— Lee Iacocca

So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over.…

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The primary skill of a manager consists of knowing how to make assignments and picking the right people to carry out those…

— 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…

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

— Lee Iacocca

Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those…

— Lee Iacocca

Chrysler invented rebates, I'm sorry to say. I didn't have anything to do with that. A lot of flaky deals were made…

— Lee Iacocca

I was good friends with Frank Sinatra, I heard Steve Kaufman painting his portrait, so I asked Steve to paint my portrait.

— Lee Iacocca