"If you find what you do each day seems to have no link to any higher purpose, you probably want to rethink what you're doing."

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Source : Ronald A. Heifetz, Marty Linsky, Alexander Grashow (2014). “Adaptive Leadership: The Heifetz Collection (3 Items)”, p.319, Harvard Business Review Press

Ronald A. Heifetz

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“I think there's a part, just a part of comedians, that is still childlike.”
“Public education is a great instrument of social change. Through it, if we so desire, we can make our country more nearly a democracy without classes. To do so will require the efforts of us all-teachers, administrators, taxpayers and statesmen. Education is a social process, perhaps the most important process in determining the future of our country; it should command a far larger portion of our national income than it does today.”
“The State acquires power... and because of its insatiable lust for power it is incapable of giving up any of it. The State never abdicates.”
“The desperate need today is not for a greater number of intelligent people, or gifted people, but for deep people.”

Source : Richard J. Foster (2009). “Celebration of Discipline: The Path To Spiritual Growth”, p.1, Harper Collins
“Some people seem to see compassion as being mushy.”
“Angels and demons were identical--interchangeable archetypes--all a matter of polarity. The guardian angel who conquered your enemy in battle was perceived by your enemy as a demon destroyer.”
“Japan's experience suggests the importance of assessing the sustainability of price stability over a fairly long period, which many central banks have emphasized in recent years.”
“My "degree" has done nothing for me at all. But that I've learned - the critical thought processes I've tried to keep sharp - these things were furthered along by college. I hated so much of my life "at university," but I also loved so much of it, and the things that I loved about it have kept me in a sort of "scholarly pursuit" to this day. Maybe it messed me up because I believe that there are things like truth and beauty, and that art and discussion can help us find them and enhance our lives.”

Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com

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