Word: iacocca
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...Perhaps Hillary Clinton and the other candidates should read some Lee Iacocca...
...idea of just how similar the attacks on Japan were in the 1980s to those launched at China today, take a read of these comments by Lee Iacocca, made when he was chief at Chrysler (before the Germans bought it, then dumped it). He wrote in his autobiography that "our economic struggle with the Japanese is critical to our future" but that "the field where this game is being played is not level." He complained that "their currency manipulation is enough to bring you to your knees." The solution, he determined, was to "replace free trade with fair trade...
However important, assertiveness alone won't get anyone into the corner office. These guides are useful armor for the long slog to the top, but women, be advised: there are plenty of books by authors with last names like Gates and Iacocca filled with the secrets of male success. They're just not labeled that...
...become too synonymous with hip-hop ostentation? -Jens Jensen, ChicagoI don't think so. I think one watches the Grammys, one watches the fashion shows, and the reality is that sports, music, fashion - they're global trends. I knew that to be the fact when I saw Lee Iacocca appear in a Chrysler ad with Snoop Dogg. Or when water was being advertised by 50 Cent. You know, c'mon guys. We don't court it, we don't overly promote it. Charles Barkley took me to task for having Big & Rich at the Denver All-Star Game...
...happened next was unique. Nation after developing nation rose to criticize the U.S. in language more often reserved for a political debate than a UN conference. A representative from tiny Papua New Guinea - one of many small island states most immediately threatened by climate change - recalled the old Lee Iacocca line about leading, following or getting out of the way. "If the U.S. will not lead, get out of the way," he said, to gallery cheers. "Please...