"A higher rate of urgency does not imply ever-present panic, anxiety, or fear. It means a state in which complacency is virtually absent."

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Source : John P. Kotter (2013). “Leading Change, With a New Preface by the Author”, p.130, Harvard Business Press

John P. Kotter

#Mean Quotes #Anxiety Quotes #Complacency Quotes

“Sometimes ... the short short appears to rest on nothing more than a fragile anecdote which the writer has managed to drape with a quantity of suggestion. A single incident, a mere anecdote - these form the spine of the short short.”
“To one's enemies: "I hate myself more than you ever could.”
“The vibrations of mental forces are the finest and consequently the most powerful in existence.”
“Eureka!" (I found it!) but "That's funny...”
“Values are not trendy items that are casually traded in.”
“Yeah, I must have been really bad in a past life or something." He smiled, his eyes still in pain. Reaching up, he touched a strand of mt hair. " Don't leave, OK?" "Shhh. I'm not going anywhere." I kept stroking his forehead, trailing my fingers across it. His muscular shoulders gradually relaxed, his eyes closing again. His breathing slowed, became more regular. I could hear the TV on in the other room, the sound of voices. None of it mattered to me. I stayed there until long after Alex had fallen asleep-- gently caressing the vbrow of the boy I loved, trying to keep his pain at bay.”
“I haven't always recruited for the best talent. I've taken a few guys who would fit for different reasons. Leadership. Toughness”
“Privacy is an inherent human right, and a requirement for maintaining the human condition with dignity and respect.”

Source : Bruce Schneier (2009). “Schneier on Security”, p.69, John Wiley & Sons

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