"Politically, Donald Trump doesn't seem to care much about what he says. He gauges the effect. Sometimes, in the middle of a speech, he will change his direction if the audience doesn't like him."

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Source : Source: www.pbs.org

E. J. Dionne

#Gauges Quotes #Care Quotes #Speech Quotes

“Becoming the new feminine ideal requires just the right combination of insecurity, exercise, bulimia and surgery.”
“To achieve greatness one should live as if they will never die.”
“When I watch films or tv that I've done, I get very restless and tend to not sit still.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Fear shuts people down. When you feel safe, your brain is free to soar. When you feel in danger, your brain goes into survival mode, not peak performance mode. Too many people feel unsafe at work, under toxic pressures, and stretched too thin. They are literally about to snap. Within an atmosphere of trust and what I call connection, a supervisor can create conditions under which people's brains can set aside fear and fly high.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“Characters make their own plot. The dimensions of the characters determine the action of the novel.”
“The legal system doesn't always serve as a good guide for your conscience. You can step way over the ethical line and still be inside the law. The same thing goes for rules, policies and procedures - you know, the organization's "internal laws." You can "go by the book" and still behave unethically. Still not move beyond mediocrity. High standards-the ethics of excellence-come to life through your basic values, your character, integrity and honesty. Obeying the law is the bare minimum.”
“I started skydiving because I loved the idea of freedom”

Source : "Felix Baumgartner: 'I hope I can make fear cool'" by Donald McRae, www.theguardian.com. November 2, 2012.
“If you want excellence, you must aim at perfection. It has its drawbacks but being finicky is essential.”

Source : "JRD Tata — A retrospective". tata.com. July 29, 2004.

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