""There is no analysis here," the most brutal of them wrote. Now I wonder if my papers lacked critical thought, or if it was really more about my inability/refusal to write in the convoluted style that they wanted me to. I remember the initial shock upon reading my peers' papers. I seriously could not understand them, and I couldn't understand why the writing had to be so unclear in order to be considered smart."

-- Mary J. Miller

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“One final thing a director needs: The ability to say 'I am wrong' or 'I was wrong.' Not as easy as it sounds. But in many situations, these 3 words, honestly spoken, will save the day.”
“It is harder to maintain the balance of freedom than it is to endure the weight of tyranny.”
“There are in the human mind a group of faculties and in the brain groups of convolutions, and the facts assembled by science so far allow to state, as I said before, that the great regions of the mind correspond to the great regions of the brain.”
“Well look, I don't begrudge anybody in the voters and their views.”

Source : "Romney Attacks Gingrich II". Conference Call, jamiedupree.blog.ajc.com. September 12, 2014.
“Strategy is about stretching limited resources to fit ambitious aspirations.”

Source : "The Wal-Mart Way: The Inside Story of the Success of the World's Largest Company". Book by Donald Soderquist (p. 178), April 21, 2005.
“The intelligent man is one who has successfully fulfilled many accomplishments, and is yet willing to learn more.”
“Man, there's another freedom out there, and it comes from somewhere else, and that somewhere else is the place I'm interested in.”
“If we are truly disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ, we will reach out with love and understanding to all of our neighbors at all times.”

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