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If you own up to your mistakes, you don't suffer as much. But that's a tough lesson to learn.
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The right decision is the wrong decision if it's made too late.
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A country's competitiveness starts not on the factory floor or in the engineering lab. It starts in the classroom.
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Why is our free-enterprise system so strong?- Not because it stands still, frozen in the past, but because it has always adapted to changing realities
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That's the American way. If little kids don't aspire to make money like I did, what the hell good is this country?
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I'd really love to meet the guy I'm supposed to be. I'd hire him in a second.
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There's a world of difference between a strong ego, which is essential, and a large ego-which can be destructive.
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Over the years, many executives have said to me with pride: 'Boy, I worked so hard last year that I didn't take any vacation.' I always feel like responding, "You dummy. You mean to tell me you can take responsibility for an eighty-million-dollar project and you can't plan two weeks out of the year to have some fun?
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A little righteous anger really brings out the best in the American personality. Our nation was born when 56 patriots got mad enough to sign the Declaration of Independence. We put a man on the moon because Sputnik made us mad at being number two in space. Getting mad in a constructive way is good for the soul- and the country.
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The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.
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In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive.
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Incompetency begets incompetency. The last thing a guy who isn't sure of himself wants is a guy backing him up who is sure of himself.
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Al Gore's extreme ideas about cars could cost a lot of Michigan families their jobs.
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I was stunned. It was a complete takeover. Chrysler had $12 billion in cash and was stronger at the time and should have bought Daimler.
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Here's what management is about: Pick good people and set the right priorities.
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The ability to concentrate and to use your time well is everything if you want to succeed in business--or almost anywhere else for that matter.
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I guess that's one achievement I'm really proud of. Saving Chrysler was more than jobs, more than shareholder value. Saving Chrysler was a good idea for the whole country.
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A guy named Charlie Beacham was my first mentor at Ford. He taught me the importance of the dealers, and he rubbed my nose in the retail business.
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We at Chrysler borrow money the old fashion way. We pay it back.
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When future historians look back on our way of curing inflation they'll probably compare it to bloodletting in the Middle Ages.
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Leadership means setting an example. When you find yourself in a position of leadership, people follow your every move.
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Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people.
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The trick is to make sure you don't die waiting for prosperity to come.
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I guess I invented extended warranties, because that's all we had to sell at Chrysler in those days.
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