Quotes from Lee Iacocca

I have always found that if I move with seventy-five percent or more of the facts that I usually never regret it. It's the guys who wait to have everything perfect that drive you crazy.

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.

The trick is to make sure you don't die waiting for prosperity to come.

We at Chrysler borrow money the old-fashioned way. We pay it back.

That's the American way. If little kids don't aspire to make money like I did, what the hell good is this country?

I don't need a $100 million mistake. Try to make a $5 million mistake if you have to make one.

We load up on oat bran in the morning so we'll live forever. Then we spend the rest of the day living like there's no tomorrow.

In business, I loved cars. I couldn't wait to get to work in the morning. Only in America can you decide to get a good education and pursue what you like.

You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere.

To solve big problems you have to be willing to do unpopular things.

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

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.

The speed of the boss is the speed of the team.

The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything if you want to succeed in business--or almost anywhere else for that matter.

You've got to say, "I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it." It's called perseverance.

Are we going to be a services power? The double-cheeseburger-hold-the-mayo kings of the world?

It's a good thing god doesn't let you look a year or two into the future, or you might be sorely tempted to shoot yourself.

Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively, you can't miss.

If I had to sum up in a word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.

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

The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness.

I was good friends with Frank Sinatra, I heard Steve Kaufman painting his portrait, so I asked Steve to paint my portrait.

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.

Chrysler builds great cars.