"The opposite of a leader isn't a follower. The opposite of a leader is a pessimist."

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Source : Marcus Buckingham (2008). “The One Thing You Need to Know: ... About Great Managing, Great Leading and Sustained Individual Success”, p.66, Simon and Schuster

Marcus Buckingham

#Opposites Quotes #Leader Quotes #Followers Quotes

“We have so much patience with ourselves, why not borrow some of that and use it on others.”
“You volunteering to play Big Gulp? ~Wraith”
“I know, it's weird that I've never done a musical. I turned down two of them. 'The Lion King' and 'The Producers.' I turned two of the biggest Broadway musicals down, am I a mess?”
“You must not ever stop being whimsical. And you must not, ever, give anyone else the responsibility for your life.”
“Modern Anarcho-Syndicalism is a direct continuation of those social aspirations which took shape in the bosom of the First International and which were best understood and most strongly held by the libertarian wing of the great workers' alliance.”

Source : Rudolf Rocker (2004). “Anarcho-Syndicalism: Theory and Practice”, p.54, AK Press
“Build wealth as a by product of your business success. If wealth is your only objective in business, you will probably fail.”
“[Her life with Tony Curtis in 1961:] We were beginning the climb to a higher plateau. Acceptance. Recognition. Status. Security. We only had to hold on and hope the thin air didn't make us dizzy and cause a tumble. We also needed to remember that the inside had to ascend together with the outside.”
“I have never been bribed as a Prime Minister.”

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