Lee Iacocca

MBAs know everything but understand nothing.

— Lee Iacocca

Don’t just stand there; make something happen.

— Lee Iacocca

Bad times are indelible. They stay with you forever.

— Lee Iacocca

A good deal is a state of mind.

— Lee Iacocca

Styling cars sells cars and safety does not.

— Lee Iacocca

The speed of the boss is the speed of the team.

— Lee Iacocca

If we screw it up, start over. Try something else.

— Lee Iacocca

Chrysler builds great cars.

— Lee Iacocca

In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product, and profits.

— Lee Iacocca

I've got to get stop getting fired like this. People will start to think I'm a drifter.

— Lee Iacocca

The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have fallen.

— Lee Iacocca

I guess I invented extended warranties, because that's all we had to sell at Chrysler in those days.

— Lee Iacocca

The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.

— Lee Iacocca

Thanks to properly selecting the clients you will not be unnecessarily wasting time.

— Lee Iacocca

The trick is to make sure you don't die waiting for prosperity to come.

— Lee Iacocca

Are we going to be a services power? The double-cheeseburger-hold-the-mayo kings of the world?

— Lee Iacocca

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

— Lee Iacocca

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

— 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…

— Lee Iacocca

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

— 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.…

— 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

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

— Lee Iacocca

You can't have a country or a city or a state that's worth a damn unluss you govern within yourself in your…

— Lee Iacocca

People say to me, ''You were a roaring success. How did you do it?'' I go back to what my parents taught…

— Lee Iacocca

I only wish I could find an institute that teaches people how to listen. Business people need to listen at least as…

— Lee Iacocca

I learned about the strength you can get from a close family life. I learned to keep going, even in bad times.…

— Lee Iacocca

“I’ve always felt that a manager has achieved a great deal when he’s able to motivate one other person. When it comes…

— Lee Iacocca

A little righteous anger really brings out the best in the American personality. Our nation was born when 56 patriots got mad…

— Lee Iacocca

I was fortunate to get a scholarship when I went to Lehigh University and Princeton. They were both wonderful schools. Somebody was…

— Lee Iacocca

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

— Lee Iacocca

In business, you're trying to make a buck. God was good to me and blessed me. I made some money and started…

— Lee Iacocca

Be creative. Use unconventional thinking. And have the guts to carry it out.

— Lee Iacocca

To solve big problems you have to be willing to do unpopular things.

— Lee Iacocca

I'd really love to meet the guy I'm supposed to be. I'd hire him in a second.

— Lee Iacocca

What is it that you like doing? If you don't like it, get out of it, because you'll be lousy at it.

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

— Lee Iacocca