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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
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Allentown
Pennsylvania
Lido Anthony Iacocca
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If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late.
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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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The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.
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Talk to people in their own language. If you do it well, they'll say,God, he said exactly what I was thinking. And when they begin to respect you, they'll follow you to the death.
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