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" In a completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us would have to settle for something else. "

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" 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. "

" Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively, you can't miss. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team. "

" Every business and every product has risks. You can't get around it. "

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

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I always go back to Harry Truman: Should we drop an atomic bomb to save 100,000 lives? That's a hell of a decision to make. Did he make that decision by himself? No, he had advisers. "

" There are times when even the best manager is like the little boy with the big dog, waiting to see where the dog wants to go so he can take him there. "

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

" To succeed today, you have to set priorities, decide what you stand for. "

" If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got. "

" In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive. "

" I guess I invented extended warranties, because that's all we had to sell at Chrysler in those days. "

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

" The greatest discovery of my generation is that human beings can alter their lives by altering their attitudes of mind. "

" The only rock I know that stays steady, the only institution I know that works, is the family. "

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

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

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

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

" We've got to pause and ask ourselves: How much clean air do we need? "

" The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything. "

" The most successful businessman is the man who holds onto the old just as long as it is good, and grabs the new just as soon as it is better. "

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