Lee Iacocca Top 10 Quotes


10

The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.

Lee Iacocca (Iacocca: An Autobiography, 1984)

9

The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen.

Lee Iacocca (Iacocca: An Autobiography, 1984)

8

Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people.

Lee Iacocca (Iacocca: An Autobiography, 1984)

7

If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got

Lee Iacocca (Iacocca: An Autobiography, 1984)

6

So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late.

Lee Iacocca

5

Every business and every product has risks. You can't get around it.

Lee Iacocca (Quoted in I Gotta Tell You: Speeches of Lee Iacocca, 1994)

4

The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.

Lee Iacocca (Talking Straight, 1988)

3

Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.

Lee Iacocca (Iacocca: An Autobiography, 1984)

2

No matter what you've done for yourself or for humanity, if you can't look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished?

Lee Iacocca (Talking Straight, 1988)

1

I learned about the strength you can get from a close family life. I learned to keep going, even in bad times. I learned not to despair, even when my world was falling apart. I learned that there are no free lunches. And I learned the value of hard work.

Lee Iacocca (Iacocca: An Autobiography, 1984)

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Lee Iacocca Biography

Born: October 15, 1924

Lee Iacocca is an American businessman. He is best known for engineering the Ford Mustang and for his prominent role in the automobile industry.

Notable Works

Iacocca: An Autobiography (1984)
Talking Straight
(1988)
Where Have All the Leaders Gone (2007)


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