Any event, once it has occurred, can be made to appear inevitable by a competent historian.
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HARPER LEE As you grow older, you’ll see white men cheat black men every day of your life, but let me tell yo...
HARPER LEE It is really important that young people find something that they want to do and pursue it with pass...
SPIKE LEE We are continually faced by great opportunities brilliantly disguised as insoluble problems.
LEE IACOCCA You've got to say, I think that if I keep working at this and want it badly enough I can have it. It...
LEE IACOCCA Boys, there ain't no free lunches in this country. And don't go spending your whole life commiserati...
LEE IACOCCA It takes more than just a good looking body. You've got to have the heart and soul to go with it.
LEE HANEY The one word that makes a good manager -- decisiveness.
LEE IACOCCA I've always found that the speed of the boss is the speed of the team.
LEE IACOCCA You're only has good as your last haircut.
SUSAN LEE Most people are looking for security, a nice, safe, prosperous future. And there's nothing wrong wit...
LEE IACOCCA Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, y...
LEE IACOCCA Any change, any loss, does not make us victims. Others can shake you, surprise you, disappoint you, ...
BLAINE LEE