Lee Iacocca Quotes
I was at Ford for 32 years. I went to Chrysler in 1978, four or five months after I got canned by Henry Ford.
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There is no more respected or influential forum in the field of journalism than the New York Times. I look forward, with great anticipation, to contributing to its op-ed page.
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Two young actresses I admire are Emma Stone and Emma Watson, because they are intelligent, talented actresses and have a great sense of humor. They have learned to balance what they love in life - acting, school and everything else.
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'The Road' was a movie that has a good reputation, even though it wasn't released very well, but that's a movie I'm very proud of.
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I wasn't ever good enough to be on the baseball team and that sort of stuff.
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I've been a single parent for a long time. It reminds me of being a waitress. As you walk back to the kitchen, requests come at you from all sides. You're doing the job of two - you have to be highly organised.
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We really think of Bitcoin as a global, interoperable payment network instead of a store of value.
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Automation and technology would be a great boon if it were creative, if there were more leisure, more opportunity to engage in raising a family, providing guidance to the young, all the stuff we say we need. America will work if we're all in it together. It'll work when there's a shared sense of destiny. It can be done!
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I have a real sense of optimism that we are revolutionizing the way we do politics in this country.
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You think about getting old, but when you get there, it's not what you thought it would be.
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Failure is the most terrible thing in our business. When we fail, the whole world knows about it.
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People thought I was cocky because I didn't talk much. When I first turned pro, reporters asked me who was going to win. I'd say, 'I am' because it was the easier than giving some long, drawn-out answer.
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The American people are screaming at the top of their lungs to Washington, 'Stop! Stop the spending, stop the job-killing policies.' And yet, Democrats in Washington refuse to listen to the American people.
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Whatever may be the merits of a religious system, its effects upon the mass of mankind must depend in an important degree upon its teachers. All instruction and all truth, except simple mathematical truth, is modified by the medium through which it is conveyed.
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Let me give you an idea of Fifties Britain. The war had ended ten years before, and most people had returned to their gardens and allotments hoping life would revert to how it was before the hostilities.
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Realistically, English is a universal language; it's the number one language for music and for communicating with the rest of the world.
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Sci-fi nerds are respectful, honorable. You can trust them.
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As members of Congress, we have to pursue the Congressional Review Act legislation as soon as possible.
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And there goes Juantorena down the back straight, opening his legs and showing his class.
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I just don't know that a TV show demands a movie ending.
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The blues have always had some of the best times, best feelings I’ve ever had.
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I think it's terrific that the fifth generation is taking as much interest in Ford as they are.
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Flow means that inventories in the operation are moving. When inventory is not moving, inventory accumulates. Accumulation of inventory takes up space. Therefore, an intuitive way to achieve better flow is to limit the space allowed for inventory to accumulate. To achieve better flow, Ford limited the space allotted for work-in-process between each two work centers.
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My daughter teases me once in a while saying, Remember when you used to be my mother and you had black hair?
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I was at Ford for 32 years. I went to Chrysler in 1978, four or five months after I got canned by Henry Ford.
