"I'm too amused by the way people carry on to give in to despair."

-- Joe Orton

#People Quotes #Giving Quotes #Despair Quotes

“One does not practice meditation to become a great meditator. We meditate to wake up and live, to become skilled at the art of living.”
“The words a leader speaks are important, of course. But how they're delivered can make all the difference, especially in tough times.”

Source : "Effective Leadership Communications: It's More Than Talk" by John Baldoni, hbr.org. April 1, 2002.
“I really think we should pass a law in every state, I don't care whether it takes the independence away from an old person or not. You shouldn't be driving a car if you're over the age of 80. Maybe even less than that.”
“In a business setting, one's intelligence is crucial. Many problems faced by today's executives are unique and ill-defined. So, one's ability to analyze information and render a decision based upon the probability of success is imperative. What it comes down to is that all the knowledge in the world is useless if one has no means of processing and applying it. Organizations run on the brainpower of their people.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“... even the devil works for God.”

Source : Judy Collins (1996). “Shameless”
“The butterflies I get are not if somebody boos me in the crowd, or somebody talks trash about me during the week, or somebody on ESPN rips me. It's the pressure that I'm putting on myself.”
“We leave unmolested those who set the fire to the house, and prosecute those who sound the alarm.”
“Some people thought we were presenting Archie as a false character. President Nixon thought we were making a fool out of a good man.”

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