Lee Iacocca Quotes

It's just cool to try to leave behind something or improve something from how you left it.

If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better for people coming behind you, and you don't do that, you are wasting your time on this earth.

I want to change things for the better, just like everybody else.

The impact we have on people's lives, to me, is more important than any title anyone can carry.

It may not happen in my lifetime, but if I can play a part in moving things along, then I feel I've done a good job.

It's your purpose to leave the world better than how you found it.

Whether you stay six weeks, six months or six years, always leave it better than you found it.

Leave this world a little better than you found it.

You can change things, you can make things better.

Cause mo better makes it mo better.

You shouldn't do things differently just because they're different. They need to be... better.

We only have so much life left. Before I do die, I want to do something good for people.

It is always possible to improve.

I want to make a difference.

There isn't anything in the world that can't be made better.

It's not enough to keep people in a static condition. We've got to give them lift.

I am a friend to the reformation generally of whatever can be made better

I think if I have learned one thing from all of my family members, both sides of it - my mom's side, my dad's side and everyone else - it's that every one of us has a responsibility to do what we can to contribute back and make our communities and our country a better place.

I find myself born into this particular position. I'm determined to make the most of it and to do whatever I can to help. And I hope I leave things behind a little bit better than I found them.

When you look back at your body of work, no matter what your career path, by the time you hang 'em up, if you can say, 'This place is in better shape than when I started,' then you did good.

I was raised to believe that you need to leave the world a better place than how you found it, as corny as that sounds.

I want to leave this earth knowing that I did something. I made a difference in someone's life.

Yeah, there's always room for improvement.

My great hope for my speck of time on this planet would be that I live and die, and that what I leave behind has made some kind of impression and has been for the better in terms of my family and friends and, in my case, public service.

Getting big is just a byproduct of getting better.