Lee Iacocca

The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.

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.

No matter what you've done for yourself or for humanity, if you can't look back on having given love and attention to your own family, what have you really accomplished?

Listening can make the difference between a mediocre organization and a great one.

What is it that you like doing? If you don't like it, get out of it, because you'll be lousy at it. You don't have to stay with a job for the rest of your life, because if you don't like it you'll never be successful in it.

In business, you're trying to make a buck. God was good to me and blessed me. I made some money and started this foundation years ago, and it has grown in size. With the foundation it's a lot different, because the bottom line isn't how you can make more money or get a better return, it's helping the projects that you feel strongly about move forward.

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

People want economy, and they'll pay any price to get it.

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

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.

Styling cars sells cars and safety does not.

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

Talk to people in their own language. If you do it well, they'll say, 'God, he said exactly what I was thinking.' And when they begin to respect you, they'll follow you to the death.

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

Even a correct decision is wrong when it was taken too late.

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.

I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team.

We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.

What is it that you like doing? If you don't like it, get out of it, because you'll be lousy at it.

If you own up to your mistakes, you don't suffer as much. But that's a tough lesson to learn.

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.