Talk to people in their own language. If you do it well, they'll say,… — Lee Iacocca

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 IacoccaBusinessman · American · b. 1924

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