Lee Iacocca Quotes (61 Quotes)

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.

In the end, all business operations can be reduced to three words: people, product, and profits.

The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family.

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

I'm sometimes described as a flamboyant leader and a hip-shooter, a fly-by-the-seat-of-the-pants operator. But if that were true, I could never have been successful in this business.

Why is our free-enterprise system so strong- Not because it stands still, frozen in the past, but because it has always adapted to changing realities

People say to me, ''You were a roaring success. How did you do it'' I go back to what my parents taught me. Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make something happen.

I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way.

I was stunned. It was a complete takeover. Chrysler had 12 billion in cash and was stronger at the time and should have bought Daimler.

People want economy and they will pay any price to get it.

It was a marriage made in heaven. The ads created a lot of buzz, and sales rose 24.7 percent in July,