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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.
Lee Iacocca
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Lee Iacocca
Age: 94 †
Born: 1924
Born: October 15
Died: 2019
Died: July 2
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