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> [From what I've seen, you either get grounded in that kind of positive thinking early on in life or you don't. Establishing priorities and using your time well aren't things you can pick up at the Harvard Business School. Formal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-iacocca/from-what-i-ve-seen-you-either-get-grounded-in-that-kind-of-positive/)

[Lee Iacocca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-iacocca/)

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## More by Lee Iacocca

> [The right decision is the wrong decision if it's made too late.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-iacocca/the-right-decision-is-the-wrong-decision-if-it-s-made-too-late/)

[Lee Iacocca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-iacocca/)

> [“Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then...do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-iacocca/apply-yourself-get-all-the-education-you-can-but-then-do-something/)

[Lee Iacocca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-iacocca/)

> [The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-iacocca/the-ability-to-concentrate-and-to-use-time-well-is-everything/)

[Lee Iacocca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-iacocca/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-iacocca/there-are-times-in-everyone-s-life-when-something-constructive-is/)

[Lee Iacocca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-iacocca/in-a-completely-rational-society-the-best-of-us-would-be-teachers-and/)

[Lee Iacocca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-iacocca/)

> [It was emotional when Chrysler sold out to the Germans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-iacocca/it-was-emotional-when-chrysler-sold-out-to-the-germans/)

[Lee Iacocca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-iacocca/)

> [We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-iacocca/we-are-continually-faced-by-great-opportunities-brilliantly-disguised/)

[Lee Iacocca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-iacocca/)

> [The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-iacocca/the-greatest-discovery-of-my-generation-is-that-human-beings-can/)

[Lee Iacocca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-iacocca/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-iacocca/no-matter-what-you-ve-done-for-yourself-or-for-humanity-if-you-can-t/)

[Lee Iacocca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-iacocca/)

> [Be creative. Use unconventional thinking. And have the guts to carry it out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-iacocca/be-creative-use-unconventional-thinking-and-have-the-guts-to-carry-it/)

[Lee Iacocca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-iacocca/)

> [ They're on you day and night. Their oversight is just too extreme \[. . .\] That's why our 10-year loan, we paid it back… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-iacocca/they-re-on-you-day-and-night-their-oversight-is-just-too-extreme-that/)

[Lee Iacocca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-iacocca/)

> [I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-iacocca/i-hire-people-brighter-than-me-and-then-i-get-out-of-their-way/)

[Lee Iacocca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-iacocca/i-have-found-that-being-honest-is-the-best-technique-i-can-use-right/)

[Lee Iacocca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-iacocca/)

> [Your legacy should be that you made it better than it was when you got it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-iacocca/your-legacy-should-be-that-you-made-it-better-than-it-was-when-you/)

[Lee Iacocca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-iacocca/)

> [Never rest on your oars as a boss. If you do, the whole company starts sinking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-iacocca/never-rest-on-your-oars-as-a-boss-if-you-do-the-whole-company-starts/)

[Lee Iacocca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-iacocca/)

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