The cement in our whole democracy today is the worker who makes $ 15 an hour. He's the guy who will buy a house and a car and a refrigerator. He's the oil in the engine. — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
It pains me to see my old company, which has meant so much to America, on the ropes. But Chrysler has been in trouble before, and we got through it, and I believe they can do it again... Let's face… — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
“Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then...do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.” — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
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… — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems. — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
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… — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
Be creative. Use unconventional thinking. And have the guts to carry it out. — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
They're on you day and night. Their oversight is just too extreme [. . .] That's why our 10-year loan, we paid it back… — Lee Iacocca Copy Share Image
![“They're on you day and night. Their oversight is just too extreme [. . .] That's why our 10-year loan, we paid it back in three years. We couldn't stand the government. The bureaucracy kills you.” quote by Lee Iacocca](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8cc/lee-iacocca-3170_bureaucracy_they-re-on-you-day-and-night-their-overs_145905.jpg)
