Lee Iacocca Quotes
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Right now, I'm not really thinking about marriage.
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I thought I was too intellectual to read something like 'Sweet Savage Love.'
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I suspect that one of capitalism's crucial assets derives from the fact that the imagination of economists, including its critics, lags well behind its own inventiveness, the arbitrariness of its undertaking and the ruthlessness of the way in which it proceeds.
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Action is the foundational key to all success.
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The experience of being on a show that is very much in the center of popular culture is exciting. You really feel like you're reaching people.
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The first thing I read was of my character on the phone talking to Sydney's fiance. Though short, it was so beautifully written, and it made me laugh. I thought if I wanted to play a character, this would be it.
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The good poet sticks to his real loves, those within the realm of possibility. He never tries to hold hands with God or the human race.
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The U.S. should worry about the effects of its polices on the rest of the world. We would like to live in a world where countries take into account the effect of their policies on other countries and do what is right, broadly, rather than what is just right given the circumstances of that country.
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Slang is a language that rolls up its sleeves, spits on its hands and goes to work.
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I think being called a cat lady is a compliment. It means you have adopted a tiny little maniac into your life.
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I started cooking out of middle school depression.
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I eat vegetarian a lot. I buy only fresh ingredients and cook from scratch - that way, when I feel like snacking and look in my fridge, it's: 'Oh, baby carrots or chocolate soy pudding. Take your pick.'
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My children didn't when they were little because I thought that they had to be of a certain age. I hoped they liked me well enough not to want to see me in that sort of a spot.
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Some artists get so comfortable now after even one or two albums and think, 'I'm the biggest artist in the world,' but it's like, yeah, you are for now, but you've gotta work so that you're remembered further, and that's what I'm trying to do.
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For most Americans, my Chinese music feels like a novelty, and it's not what it is for me.
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What is called good society is usually nothing but a mosaic of polished caricatures.
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The American people demand results, not rhetoric, especially when it comes to national security issues.
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I always find Victoria's Secret models a bit weird.
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I wasn't one of those kids who was chasing the dream and wanted to get to Hollywood because one day I was gonna get my chance and be a big star. I never felt like that.
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One thing I want to teach my son is sensitivity to other people. I want to teach him not to be this macho freak.
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I enjoy baseball more than anything and would like to be involved with it forever, but the reality is your survival is determined by how well you compete, not by your fondness for the game.
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The trouble when you die is that everyone says you were nice. I would like to be thought of as genuinely nice. I would like there to be people who can honestly say, 'Len! Oh yeah, there was more good than bad in him.'
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No, I don't believe we've ever designed a character around a person. Usually, we start out with a kind of personality.
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Bad times are indelible. They stay with you forever.
