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Government regulation on the local level is the problem. I have been working on the local level very intensely for six months now. I have personally identified a slew of local government regulations that are causing the problem.


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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 Circumstances hell! I make circumstances!
BRUCE LEE People want economy and they'll pay almost any price to get it.
LEE IACOCCA When the product is right, you don't have to be a great marketer.
LEE IACOCCA I don't want to do business with those who don't make a profit, because they can't give the best ser...
LEE BRISTOL The ability to concentrate and to use time well is everything.
LEE IACOCCA