225 Quotes by Lee Iacocca

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

My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life.

I’ve always felt that a manager has achieved a great deal when he’s able to motivate one other person. When it comes to making the place run, motivation is everything. You might be able to 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.

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

In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else.

You can go a long way with some integrity.

We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluable problems.

Styling cars sells cars and safety does not.

In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.