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Why is our free-enterprise system so strong?- Not because it stands still, frozen in the past, but because it has always adapted to changing realities
Lee Iacocca
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Lee Iacocca
Age: 94 †
Born: 1924
Born: October 15
Died: 2019
Died: July 2
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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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When the product is right, you don't have to be a great marketer.
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