"The definition of strong leadership is not about making decisions that are popular. Making popular decisions is easy - you don't need to be a leader to do that. The definition of strong leadership is to make decisions that are unpopular, but are nevertheless sound."

-- Henry Blodget

#Leadership Quotes #Strong Quotes #Decision Quotes

“When a woman starts out in the world on a mission, secular or religious, she should leave her feminine charms at home.”
“The fact is, ministry is too unpredictable to be motivated by security. Itâ€™s too unprofitable to be motivated by money. Itâ€™s too demanding to be motivated by pleasure, and itâ€™s too criticized to be motivated by fame. Our ministry should be motivated by the pleasure of God, and God is pleased when we have a ministry powered by faith.”
“I first read [Wendell Berry] short-story collections, "Fidelity" and then "Watch with Me." They just knocked my socks off. The characters and the fellowship of the small town reminded me of my own small town in Illinois.Then I discovered that, much like J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, that all of Berry's fiction was centered in this same town.”
“Our situation today shows that beauty demands for itself at least as much courage and decision as do truth and goodness, and she will not allow herself to be separated and banned from her two sisters without taking them along with herself in an act of mysterious vengeance.”

Source : Hans Urs von Balthasar (1982). “Glory of the Lord VOL 1: Seeing The Form”, p.18, A&C Black
“If we can't preserve the privacy of our right to procreate, I can't imagine what rights we will be able to protect.”
“Another difference between death and taxes is that you don't have to work like fury to pay for the dying you did last year.”
“You can't escape from a prison until you recognize you are in one. People who have chosen to live within the limits of their old beliefs continue to have the same experiences. It takes effort and commitment to break old patterns”

Source : FaceBook post by Bob Proctor from Dec 14, 2012
“I have literally no idea what it's like to shoot a 2D movie. I'd only shot things that were 7 minutes long with a video camera in my apartment with friends.”

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