Lee Iacocca

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

I__e always felt that a manager has achieved a great deal when he__ able to motivate one other person. When it comes to making the place run, motivation is everything. You might be able to do the work of two people, but you can__ be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people.

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

Chrysler builds great cars.

Trouble shared is trouble halved.

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

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

I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership.

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

Every business and every product has risks. You can't get around it.

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

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?

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

Management is nothing more than motivating other people.

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.

There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.

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.

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