"You are more likely to acquire power by narrowing your focus and applying your energies, like the sun's rays, to a limited range of activities in a small number of domains."

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Source : Jeffrey Pfeffer (2010). “Power: Why Some People Have It—and Others Don't”, p.35, Harper Collins

Jeffrey Pfeffer

#Numbers Quotes #Focus Quotes #Rays Quotes

“Dad taught me everything I know, but he would never tell me anything he knew.”
“The final argument of kings”
“Competing against each other leaves little space for reciprocity and the growth of social capital. Running against another in a race may benefit our speed, but jointly organising the sports day produces cooperation and trust. There are many situations where cooperation and reciprocity are more effective than competition. Civic virtues come from building on what we have in common rather than by using our differences to create in-groups, outgroups and fear driven competition”
“The life given us, by nature is short; but the memory of a well-spent life is eternal.”
“Information is power. But like all power, there are those who want to keep it for themselves.”

Source : Aaron Swartz (2016). “The Boy Who Could Change the World: The Writings of Aaron Swartz”, p.26, The New Press
“If you have a caring life partner, you help the other person when that person needs it. I had a life partner who thought my work was as important as his, and I think that made all the difference for me.”
“America breeds ambition and while that can be a good thing, sometimes it's not. Ambition also breeds competition and that can be a very bad thing. People become chronically preoccupied with competing and don't know when to stop. It can become unhealthy.”
“Fashion is in a terrible state. An overdose of too much flesh.”

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