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They've got about as many lawyers as we have sumo-wrestlers.

Lee Iacocca

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Lee Iacocca
Age: 94 †
Born: 1924
Born: October 15
Died: 2019
Died: July 2
Autobiographer
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Allentown
Pennsylvania
Lido Anthony Iacocca
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I'm still not sure what is meant by good fortune and success. I know fame and power are for the birds. But then life suddenly comes into focus for me. And, ah, there stand my kids.
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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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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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Over the years, many executives have said to me with pride: 'Boy, I worked so hard last year that I didn't take any vacation.' I always feel like responding, You dummy. You mean to tell me you can take responsibility for an eighty-million-dollar project and you can't plan two weeks out of the year to have some fun?
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