"Your influence is determined by how abundantly you place other people's interests first."

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Source : Bob Burg, John David Mann (2015). “The Go-Giver, Expanded Edition: A Little Story About a Powerful Business Idea”, p.42, Penguin

Bob Burg

#People Quotes #Firsts Quotes #Determined Quotes

“The world is full of little dictators trying to run your life.”
“One of my failings as a new reporter is that I don't know when to stop. It's a very fine line, and I think that's a really important skill to have - to know when to stop asking questions. Iâ€™m still trying to figure that out.”

Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com
“Big dreams are risky business. The psyche can be fiendish, puckish, exalted, imperious, tender, sardonic, faithful, pestilential--whatever rivets our attention upon the task of psychic growth. It is not so hard to find at least a little sympathy for theologian Martin Luther, who prayed to God not to send him any dreams at all, fearful he could not distinguish between those of divine origin and those sent by the Devil.”
“As writers we must, from our very opening sentence, speak with authority to our readers.”
“It's hard for me to believe that a human being could have done what I've done, but I know that I did it.”
“Although humans inherit a biological bias that permits them to feel anger, jealousy, selfishness and envy, and to be rude, aggressive or violent, they inherit an even stronger biological bias for kindness, compassion, cooperation, love and nurture - especially toward those in need. This inbuilt ethical sense is a biological feature of our species.”
“God and the politicians willing, the United States can declare peace upon the world, and win it.”

Source : Ely Culbertson (1946). “Must We Fight Russia?”, Philadelphia ; Toronto : John C. Winston
“'Darkness' is a subjective word; it depends what your viewpoint is and how you live life.”

Source : "Dirty Pretty Thing: Taylor Momsen". Interview With Colleen Nika, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 20, 2010.

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