"Where visionaries can be good at persuasion, CEOs are good at wielding authority. Visionaries transcend organizations, resources, and current realities, while CEOs master them."

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Source : "The Visionary Thing". www.wired.com. November 01, 1999.

Robert Metcalfe

#Reality Quotes #Organization Quotes #Visionaries Quotes

“When I met Eric Clapton, I was a very young girl. I was 20 years old. And we were linked for a very short time, and then we became friends. And then we lost touch, which I'm really sorry about.”
“I've never been on a show that's run for more than a season.”
“In all parts of the Old World, as well as of the New, it was evident that Columbus had kindled a fire in every mariner's heart. That fire was the harbinger of a new era, for it was not to be extinguished.”

Source : Charles Kendall Adams (1892). “Christopher Columbus: His Life and His Work”, New York : Dodd, Mead
“I believe that sex is a beautiful thing between two people. Between five, it's fantastic.”
“As far as spiritual influences in Christian music, I would say Crystal Lewis - a lot of her songs especially. The ministry she has through her songs has really hit me.”
“You've got to kill the terrorists before the killing stops. And I'm for the president to chase them all over the world. If it takes 10 years, blow them all away in the name of the Lord.”
“I get up every morning determined to both change the world and to have one hell of a good time. Sometimes, this makes planning the day difficult.”
“I never see one woman when I design, it's always a universe of women”

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