"I have always thought that one of the signs of natural leaders of men (and women) was their readiness to take the necessary pains to keep their followers with them."

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Source : Judy LaMarsh (1969). “Memoirs of a Bird in a Gilded Cage”, Toronto ; Montreal : McClelland and Stewart

Judy LaMarsh

#Pain Quotes #Men Quotes #Leader Quotes

“Pain is strong, aye - but friends' eyes, more strong." I told him that he knows next to nothing about me & I know nothing about him. He jabbed at his eyes & jabbed at mine, as if that single gesture were ample explanation.”
“If you were a warrior, you would know that the worst thing one can do is confront human beings directly.”
“I must have been a really pretentious little girl.”
“All we can ever do is lay a word in the hands of those who have put one in ours.”

Source : Richard Powers (2004). “Galatea 2.2: A Novel”, p.103, Macmillan
“One thought settles a life, an immortality.”
“A good friend is one of the hardest things to keep in this life. Don't forget that sometimes you have to work at it.”
“Here they learned to Wait. To Watch. To think thoughts and not voice them.”
“Your characters have to remain innocent of what your picture is after.”

Source : Douglas Sirk, Jon Halliday (1971). “Sirk on Sirk: interviews with Jon Halliday”, Harvill Secker

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