Quote

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

Lee Iacocca

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

Lee Iacocca
Age: 94 †
Born: 1924
Born: October 15
Died: 2019
Died: July 2
Autobiographer
Businessman
Businessperson
Diarist
Allentown
Pennsylvania
Lido Anthony Iacocca
Grows
Kids
Littles
Little
Every
Cowboy
Grow
Wants

More quotes by Lee Iacocca

Image
If I Had To Sum Up In One Word The Qualities That Make Up A Good Manager, I'd Say Decisiveness.
Lee Iacocca
Image
The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.
Lee Iacocca
Image
I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.
Lee Iacocca
Image
MBAs know everything but understand nothing.
Lee Iacocca
Image
I was fortunate to get a scholarship when I went to Lehigh University and Princeton. They were both wonderful schools. Somebody was kind enough to spend their money to educate people that they would never get to know. That's what I think philanthropy is about.
Lee Iacocca
Image
Never rest on your oars as a boss. If you do, the whole company starts sinking.
Lee Iacocca
Image
A major reason capable people fail to advance is that they don't work well with their colleagues.
Lee Iacocca
Image
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.
Lee Iacocca
Image
Greenmail, in case you're wondering, is when a company pays a raider a premium for his holdings-if he'll go away. What I think it really is is blackmail in a pin-striped suit.
Lee Iacocca
Image
Most people are looking for security, a nice, safe, prosperous future. And there's nothing wrong with that. It's called the American Dream.
Lee Iacocca
Image
There's a world of difference between a strong ego, which is essential, and a large ego-which can be destructive.
Lee Iacocca
Image
I'd really love to meet the guy I'm supposed to be. I'd hire him in a second.
Lee Iacocca
Image
My father used to say, 'You can spend a lot of time making money. The tough time comes when you have to give it away properly.' How to give something back, that's the tough part in life.
Lee Iacocca
Image
Every business and every product has risks. You can't get around it.
Lee Iacocca
Image
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.
Lee Iacocca
Image
To succeed today, you have to set priorities, decide what you stand for.
Lee Iacocca
Image
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
Image
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
Image
If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late.
Lee Iacocca
Image
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.
Lee Iacocca