Lee Iacocca - Life Quotes

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

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Most important decisions in corporate life are made by individuals, not by committees. My policy always has been to be democratic all the way to the point of decision. Then I become the ruthless commander. Okay, I've heard everybody, I say. Now here's what we're going to do.

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From what I've seen, you either get grounded in that kind of positive thinking early on in life or you don't. Establishing priorities and using your time well aren't things you can pick up at the Harvard Business School. Formal learning can teach you a great deal, but many of the essential skills in life are the ones you have to develop on your own.

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As you go through life, there are thousands of little forks in the road, and there are a few really big forks-those moments of reckoning, moments of truth.

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There are times in everyone's life when something constructive is born out of adversity... when things seem so bad that you've got to grab your fate by the shoulders and shake it.

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Mistakes are a part of life; you can't avoid them. All you can hope is that they won't be too expensive and that you don't make the same mistake twice.

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