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Business Quotes by Lee Iacocca
- I only wish I could find an institute that teaches people how to listen. Business people need to listen at least as much as they…
- In business, I loved cars. I couldn't wait to get to work in the morning. Only in America can you decide to get a good…
- In business, you're trying to make a buck. God was good to me and blessed me. I made some money and started this foundation years…
- People want economy, and they'll pay any price to get it.
- 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…
- Why is our free-enterprise system so strong?- Not because it stands still, frozen in the past, but because it has always adapted to changing realities
- 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…
- In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product, and profits.
- You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere.
- Every business and every product has risks. You can't get around it.
- A guy named Charlie Beacham was my first mentor at Ford. He taught me the importance of the dealers, and he rubbed my nose in…
- We at Chrysler borrow money the old-fashioned way. We pay it back.
- The most successful businessman is the man who holds onto the old just as long as it is good, and grabs the new just as…
- There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.
- I have always found that if I move with seventy-five percent or more of the facts that I usually never regret it. It's the guys…
- The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything if you want to succeed in business--or almost anywhere else for that matter.
- In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product and profits. Unless you've got a good team, you can't do…
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- I may be president of the United States, but my private life is nobody's damned business. — Chester A. Arthur
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- Everyone has an invisible sign hanging from their neck saying, 'Make me feel important.' Never forget this message when working with people. — Mary Kay Ash
- Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel important.' Not… — Mary Kay Ash
- People are definitely a company's greatest asset. It doesn't make any difference whether the product is cars or cosmetics. A company is… — Mary Kay Ash