"If you can't swallow your pride, you can't lead. Even the highest mountain had animals that step on it."

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Source : Jack Weatherford (2005). “Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World”, p.125, Broadway Books

Jack Weatherford

#Leadership Quotes #Pride Quotes #Animal Quotes

“If someone's carrying a gun or a knife it's not a nice thing. They aren't going to feel that comfortable with it. It's a scary position to put yourself in. You don't choose to do that unless you feel there's absolutely no other option and you're forced to carry a weapon in order to protect yourself.”
“But if I'm going to cause somebody else discomfort by my actions, then I should probably modify my actions toward them to make them as comfortable as possible.”
“First, modify the patient's diet and lifestyle and only then, if these do not effect a cure, treat with medicinals and acupuncture.”
“Overregulation corrupts citizens and weakens the rule of law.”
“At the end of the day, if there was indeed some Body or presence standing there to judge me, I hoped I would be judged on whether I had lived a true life, not on whether I believed in a certain book, or whether I'd been baptized. If there was indeed a God at the end of my days, I hoped he didn't say, But you were never a Christian, so you're going the other way from heaven. If so, I was going to reply, You know what? You're right. Fine.”
“The thing about cats as you might find, is that no one knows what they have in mind.”
“The GOP can't even envision winning the White House if we lose a significant percentage of the Hispanic vote.”

Source : "Puerto Rico Gov. Says Latino VP Would Help GOP Win Latino Vote" By Susanne Ramirez de Arellano, www.foxnews.com. February 21, 2012.
“Encourage kids to enjoy running and play in athletics. Don't force them to run too much competition.”

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