Famous Quotes

"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."

Lee Iacocca on Respect

More quotes about Respect

• "An individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law."

  Martin Luther King, Jr. on Respect

• "Everyone should be respected as an individual, but no one idolized."

  Albert Einstein on Respect

• "Let every man be respected as an individual and no man idolized."

  Albert Einstein on Respect

• "Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery."

  Malcolm X on Respect

• "If once you forfeit the confidence of your fellow-citizens, you can never regain their respect and esteem."

  Abraham Lincoln on Respect

More quotes by Lee Iacocca

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

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

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

• "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."

• "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."