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Every little kid wants to grow up to be a cowboy, and I did.

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Lee Iacocca
Age: 94 †
Born: 1924
Born: October 15
Died: 2019
Died: July 2
Autobiographer
Businessman
Businessperson
Diarist
Allentown
Pennsylvania
Lido Anthony Iacocca
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The right decision is the wrong decision if it's made too late.
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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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The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have fallen.
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