225 Quotes by Lee Iacocca

I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you’re trying to accomplish and what you’re willing to sacrifice to accomplish it.

One of the things the government can’t do is run anything. The only things our government runs are the post office and the railroads, and both of them are bankrupt.

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.

I’d really love to meet the guy I’m supposed to be. I’d hire him in a second.

Here’s what management is about: Pick good people and set the right priorities.

If we wait until we’ve satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late.

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

If I Had To Sum Up In One Word The Qualities That Make Up A Good Manager, I’d Say Decisiveness.

No matter how I’m doing financially, the Depression has never disappeared from my consciousness. To this day, I hate waste. When neckties went from narrow to wide, I kept all my old ones until the style went back to narrow.