"One of the deepest principles of life and leadership: it's not about you."

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Ken Blanchard

#Principles Quotes

“The decision must be made between Judaism and Christianity, between business and culture, between male and female, between the race and the individual, between unworhtiness and worth, between the earthly and the higher life, between negation and God-like. Mankind has the choice to make. There are only two poles, and there is no middle way.”
“So here is what it comes down to: the ultimate choice in life is between pleasing ourselves and pleasing God.”
“Sometimes you watch comedians and feel like they're jerking off in front of you, but they want you to see how big it is.”

Source : Source: www.salon.com
“Once the mass of the defending infantry become possessed of low moral, the battle is as good as lost.”
“When I was a 21-year-old intern at CBS, I was told I had crossed eyes and shouldn't try to be on air. That's when I decided I was going to be behind the scenes.”
“At my 30th birthday party, one of my best friends gave a toast and said I'd been waiting for that day since I was 13. Everyone laughed, but he was right! Life continues to get more fun, more surprising, more delightful.”
“Be assured that I did not become the Mayor of Chicago to preside over its decline.”
“I almost never slept deeply anymore--as soon as she said my name, I always sat up immediately, no matter how tired I was.”

Source : Cynthia Kadohata (2008). “Kira-Kira”, p.181, Simon and Schuster

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