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I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.

Lee Iacocca

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Lee Iacocca
Age: 94 †
Born: 1924
Born: October 15
Died: 2019
Died: July 2
Autobiographer
Businessman
Businessperson
Diarist
Allentown
Pennsylvania
Lido Anthony Iacocca
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Economy
Hands
Forgot
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Shake
Shakes
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Friendly

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I was fortunate to get a scholarship when I went to Lehigh University and Princeton. They were both wonderful schools. Somebody was kind enough to spend their money to educate people that they would never get to know. That's what I think philanthropy is about.
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If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late.
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You've got to say, I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it. It's called perseverance.
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The great issues facing us today are not Republican issues or Democratic issues. The political parties can debate the means, but both parties must embrace the end objective, which is to make America great again.
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