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That's the American way. If little kids don't aspire to make money like I did, what the hell good is this country?
Lee Iacocca
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Lee Iacocca
Age: 94 †
Born: 1924
Born: October 15
Died: 2019
Died: July 2
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Pennsylvania
Lido Anthony Iacocca
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In a corporation, there can only be one guy in the end: the CEO.
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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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I only wish I could find an institute that teaches people how to listen. Business people need to listen at least as much as they need to talk. Too many people fail to realize that real communication goes in both directions.
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They're on you day and night. Their oversight is just too extreme [. . .] That's why our 10-year loan, we paid it back in three years. We couldn't stand the government. The bureaucracy kills you.
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If your product is great, you yourself do not have to be a great seller.
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In the great undertakings, there is glory, even in failure.
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