Lee Iacocca Quotes

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

Lee Iacocca

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When people talk about televisual phenomena such as 'Big Brother,' I haven't a clue what they're talking about. Having said that, if I'm staying in a hotel and there's a television in there, I'll go straight to it and watch it as if it's some incredible new invention.

Jodhi May

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I don't think Yahoo can be Facebook tomorrow, and don't think Yahoo wants to be Facebook.

Jerry Yang

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In philosophy, they talk a lot about humans being actual organic machines, and the idea of free will is something that we've made up. We actually don't have free will. We're acting according to our programming as organic mechanisms.

Joel Kinnaman

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I've never wanted to be a lady who lunches - I've always wanted to be a woman who works.

Meghan Markle

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Today's accomplishments were yesterday's impossibilities.

Robert H. Schuller

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The minimum wage is not something that you want to stay on as a permanent basis. For example, if you have a minimum wage job, you don't stay there 20 or 30 years. You don't put your children through college working on minimum wage.

John Raese

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I never did any training in journalism or in finance, so I really was in the deep end. I got very good at going to press conferences and nodding. I'd figure it out when I got back to the office. Charts and numbers. I've never been great with facts, ever, my whole life. For a journalist, that's not a very good trait.

Sophie Kinsella

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In my home state of Delaware, we've done our homework and worked hard and, as a result, we've made great strides in cleaning up our own air pollution. Unfortunately, a number of the upwind states to the west of us have not made the same commitment to reducing harmful pollution by investing in cleaner air.

Tom Carper

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It's been so difficult to go from playing every game then get to the seniors and not be given a chance. It's really difficult mentally. There's only so long you just enjoy training with top players.

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

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Gender equality will only be reached if we are able to empower women.

Michelle Bachelet

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You have to be smart enough not to dismiss where you came from. It may not be all we are, but it makes up for a great deal.

Julia Roberts

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When I'm working with improv people, I give them the green light to just bring it and try things.

Jon Favreau

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