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Lee Iacocca Quotes: The most successful businessman is the man who holds onto the old just as long as it is good, and grabs the new just as soon as it is better.
         

The most successful businessman is the man who holds onto the old just as long as it is good, and grabs the new just as soon as it is better.


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