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The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.

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Lee Iacocca
Age: 94 †
Born: 1924
Born: October 15
Died: 2019
Died: July 2
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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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Thanks to properly selecting the clients you will not be unnecessarily wasting time.
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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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MBAs know everything but understand nothing.
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I always go back to Harry Truman: Should we drop an atomic bomb to save 100,000 lives? That's a hell of a decision to make. Did he make that decision by himself? No, he had advisers.
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There's no great mystery to satisfying your customers. Build them a quality product and treat them with respect. It's that simple.
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Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.
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There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.
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They've got about as many lawyers as we have sumo-wrestlers.
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The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.
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If you own up to your mistakes, you don't suffer as much. But that's a tough lesson to learn.
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To solve big problems you have to be willing to do unpopular things.
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I'd really love to meet the guy I'm supposed to be. I'd hire him in a second.
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Never rest on your oars as a boss. If you do, the whole company starts sinking.
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Every little kid wants to grow up to be a cowboy, and I did.
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Mistakes are a part of life you can't avoid them. All you can hope is that they won't be too expensive and that you don't make the same mistake twice.
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Listening can make the difference between a mediocre organization and a great one.
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The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being.
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The speed of the boss is the speed of the team.
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I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.
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