"... we know that productivity suffers when uncertainty is high. But we've failed to realize the equally destructive effects of too little anxiety. ... By protecting people from risk, we destroy their self-esteem. We rob them of the opportunity to become strong, competent people."

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Source : Judith M. Bardwick (1995). “Danger in the Comfort Zone: From Boardroom to Mailroom--how to Break the Entitlement Habit That's Killing American Business”, p.32, AMACOM Div American Mgmt Assn

Judith M Bardwick

#Strong Quotes #Self Esteem Quotes #Opportunity Quotes

“Programming in machine code is like eating with a toothpick”

Source : Charles Petzold (2000). “Code: The Hidden Language of Computer Hardware and Software”, p.517, Microsoft Press
“Un momento con una donna capricciosa vale undici anni di vita noiosa. A single moment with a fiery female is worth eleven years of a boring life.”

Source : Sarah MacLean (2012). “Eleven Scandals to Start to Win a Duke's Heart: Number 3 in series”, p.3, Hachette UK
“Nothing said to us, nothing we can learn from others, reaches us so deep as that which we find in ourselves.”

Source : Theodor Reik (1956). “The Search Within: The Inner Experiences of a Psychoanalyst; from the Works of Theodor Reik”
“The problem with at-home IQ tests is that too many people wouldn't understand the results. Calling customer service is a bad sign.”
“Serbia has become a pariah nation, untouchable like a leper.”
“I loved Bette Davis when I was little and when I was big and when I got old.”

Source : Interview with Colleen Kelsey, www.interviewmagazine.com. July 13, 2016.
“I hated school so intensely. It interfered with my freedom. I avoided the discipline by an elaborate technique of being absent-minded during classes.”
“Well, one of the most important things for Americans to be reminded of is that a lot of the exceptional nature of our country is founded in Judeo-Christian values that promotes individualism, personal responsibility, a strong work ethic, and a commitment to family, charity.”

Source : "Interview: Sen. Jim DeMint on Tea Party, U.S. Debt, and God's Calling". Interview with Michelle A. Vu, www.christianpost.com. July 4, 2011.

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