Lee Iacocca

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.

Boys, there ain't no free lunches in this country. And don't go spending your whole life commiserating that you got the raw deals. You've got to say, I think that if I keep working at this and want it bad enough I can have it. It's called perseverance.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

If I had to sum up in one 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.

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.