For you Troy, On your birthday!

Lee Iacocca was instrumental in the success of two automobile giants: Ford and Chrysler. With no formal education, Iacocca achieved professional excellence simply through intelligence, conviction, and perseverance. Ford owes its success to Iacocca’s insight and intrepid decisions. Chrysler Corporation also benefited tremendously from Iacocca's able direction and leadership. Lee Iacocca's quotes inspire many aspiring leaders and business students.

Perseverance
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.

Integrity
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.

Determination
I learned about the strength you can get from a close family life. I learned to keep going, even in bad times. I learned not to despair, even when my world was falling apart. I learned that there are no free lunches. And I learned the value of hard work.

Effort
Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen.

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

Time
If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got.

Business
Management is nothing more than motivating other people.

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

Family
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?

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

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

Business
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.