Lee Iacocca
Lee Iacocca
Lido Anthony "Lee" Iacoccais an American automobile executive best known for spearheading the development of Ford Mustang and Pinto cars, while at the Ford Motor Company in the 1960s, and then later for reviving the Chrysler Corporation as its CEO during the 1980s. He served as President and CEO of Chrysler from 1978 and additionally as chairman from 1979, until his retirement at the end of 1992...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth15 October 1924
CityAllentown, PA
CountryUnited States of America
If you can find a better car, buy it.
He's just a good kid. I didn't understand half the things he was telling me, but it was fun.
I learned that monthly payments are the cornerstone of everything in the automobile business.
You can't have a country or a city or a state that's worth a damn unluss you govern within yourself in your day-to-day life.
A good deal is a state of mind.
It pains me to see my old company, which has meant so much to America, on the ropes. But Chrysler has been in trouble before, and we got through it, and I believe they can do it again. [...] Let's face it, if your car breaks down, you're not going to take it to the White House to get fixed. But, if your company breaks down, you've got to go to the experts on the ground, not the bureaucrats.
Most people are looking for security, a nice, safe, prosperous future. And there's nothing wrong with that. It's called the American Dream.
There's a world of difference between a strong ego, which is essential, and a large ego-which can be destructive.
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.
In the old days, if a neighbors apples fell into your yard, you worked it out over the back fence or picked them up and made pies. Today, you sue.
I'd really love to meet the guy I'm supposed to be. I'd hire him in a second.
Never rest on your oars as a boss. If you do, the whole company starts sinking.
Thanks to properly selecting the clients you will not be unnecessarily wasting time.
There are times when even the best manager is like the little boy with the big dog, waiting to see where the dog wants to go so he can take him there.