Lee Iacocca Quotes
A major reason capable people fail to advance is that they don't work well with their colleagues.
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The rule of improvisation I took to heart was, 'Don't think.' I tend to over-think things, so that was a big lesson for me.
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My dad has totally taken my Cat Stevens T-shirt, but it's OK; I have his Black Flag one, and that's amazing.
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Both World War II and the subsequent Cold War gave America's involvement in world affairs a clear focus. The objectives of foreign policy were relatively easy to define, and they could be imbued with high moral content.
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I learned a lesson that I don't ever want to be a CEO.
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I've had the good fortune of studying the 17th-century art of Amsterdam in preparation for a film.
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I was being groomed to be a tennis player for sure. My grandparents and parents realised I had a natural athletic ability and if I was forced to do it, I could probably do well. But all I wanted was to play pretend.
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I actually buy the paper version of The New York Times maybe once or twice a week.
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I'm a nationalist. I'm a patriot. Nothing is wrong. I'm a born Hindu. Nothing is wrong. So, I'm a Hindu nationalist, so yes, you can say I'm a Hindu nationalist because I am a born Hindu, I'm patriotic, so nothing is wrong in it.
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I use iTunes for downloading music, but I always decline when prompted to update this or that new version.
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You are an athlete when you're onstage. You can't get tired.
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I take my work seriously.
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I don't need fame any more. People are less interested in me in terms of celebrity. I'm happy to see a new generation being the media focus. I'm happy my day is done. It's over.
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These men ask for just the same thing, fairness, and fairness only. This, so far as in my power, they, and all others, shall have.
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I go out and speak to women's groups all the time, and I say, 'Guys, you gotta laugh and find the humor in things. You gotta pass it on.'
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I think that role model is kind of a weird thing because obviously you are, but I try to make good choices and good decisions for myself for me to have a good life. If that inspires someone else, that is great, but I think you should do good for yourself and your own happiness.
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I'm a full-time mom right now and a part-time actress.
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The first bit of vinyl I bought was Michael Jackson's 'Bad.'
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I've been into every doo-wop there is. I think I went to the university of doo-wop-ology.
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With rap, it's a funny thing. You can say things, and people can take 'em the way they wanna take 'em.
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Why you gotta act like you know, if you don't know? It's okay if you don't know everything.
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Some movies work really well with music from Bach or Mahler that existed long before the film, so music has its own autonomy.
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It's good to fail now and again - you learn a lot more out of failure than you do out of success.
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I never – you know also one of the things that would save me for a man my age, it was not that easy to lose that much weight and fall down and look like something draped.
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A major reason capable people fail to advance is that they don't work well with their colleagues.
