"Woodrow Wilson called for leaders who, by boldly interpreting the nation's conscience, could lift a people out of their everyday selves. That people can be lifted into their better selves is the secret of transforming leadership."

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Source : James MacGregor Burns (1978). “Leadership”, Harpercollins

James MacGregor Burns

#Self Quotes #People Quotes #Leader Quotes

“Life is too short to play bad music”
“It's [“Into Thin Air”] there in print forever. It's part of history. People should be above taking someone else down. And for what? For money and egos people are willing to destroy other people to further their careers.”
“I advise those who want to become writers to study veterinary medicine, which is easier. You don't want to be a writer unless you have no choice - and if you have no choice, good luck to you.”
“There is nothing like an odor to stir memories.”

Source : "Modern Essays" edited by Christopher Morley, ("The Market"), 1921.
“You're all mad for words. Words are just farts from a lot of fools who have swallowed too many books. Give me things!”
“I did my last year of high school as an exchange student. I lived south of the Atlanta, in a quite strange place - real southern. I formed my first band that year and we just started playing my songs live. It was way in for me to get to know people and to really feel at home there - through music.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“It might be added that corporations have no consciences, no beliefs, no feelings, no thoughts, no desires. Corporations help structure and facilitate the activities of human beings, to be sure, and their â€˜personhoodâ€™ often serves as a useful legal fiction. But they are not themselves members of â€˜We the Peopleâ€™ by whom and for whom our Constitution was established.”
“When I was a child, I was one of the kids who wore black all the time, and when the kids asked me why I wore black, I said things like, 'I'm mourning the death of modern society.' I mean, I was a riot.”

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