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

" One of the things the government can't do is run anything. The only things our government runs are the post office and the railroads, and both of them are bankrupt. "

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

" I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it. "

" The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness. "

" The discipline of writing something down is the first step toward making it happen. "

" So what do we do? Anything. Something. So long as we just don't sit there. If we screw it up, start over. Try something else. If we wait until we've satisfied all the uncertainties, it may be too late. "

" Trouble shared is trouble halved. "

" Chrysler invented rebates, I'm sorry to say. I didn't have anything to do with that. A lot of flaky deals were made in order to give the customer enough cash for a down payment. "

" 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. "

" The trick is to make sure you don't die waiting for prosperity to come. "

" I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way. "

" The affections are like lightning: you cannot tell where they will strike till they have fallen. "

" In a corporation, there can only be one guy in the end: the CEO. "

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

" 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. "

" You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere. "

" 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? "

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

" It was emotional when Chrysler sold out to the Germans. "

" I have always found that if I move with seventy-five percent or more of the facts that I usually never regret it. It's the guys who wait to have everything perfect that drive you crazy. "

" 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. "

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

" People want economy and they will pay any price to get it. "