"It is our hypocrisy and self-focus that drains us. When we become purpose centered, internally directed other focused and externally open, we discover energy we didn't know we had."

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Source : Robert E. Quinn (2004). “Building the Bridge As You Walk On It: A Guide for Leading Change”, Jossey-Bass

Robert E. Quinn

#Integrity Quotes #Self Quotes #Hypocrisy Quotes

“What people should understand is that I adore the Labour party.”
“You can take no credit for beauty at sixteen. But if you are beautiful at sixty, it will be your soul's own doing.”
“A taste for simplicity cannot last for long.”
“I can only pay my electric bill for my last two years on my acting.”

Source : Interview with Lori Blackman, www.cnn.com. August 9, 2000.
“Years ago, while I was watching a baseball game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Texas Rangers, I remember staring in awe at Cal Ripken. I realized during this game that 'you don't have to be flashy' or have 'power numbers' to be great. It's about the simple things that are the hard things. It's about leadership, work ethic and commitment.”
“In a serious struggle there is no worse cruelty than to be magnanimous at an inopportune time.”
“Every Christmas, all around Ghana, there are tons of these parties and they are full of everything that exists in human life in Ghana and worldwide.”

Source : "African Writer Helps Put Her Community On Media Map". "Tell Me More" with Michel Martin, www.npr.org. June 20, 2011.
“I hope that young people will also look to politics as a vehicle to not only have their voices heard, but actually to be the change makers that they want to see. They are disaffected, understandably, but I hope that young people will not only turn out to vote but also run for office.”

Source : "Chelsea and Bill Clinton on ‘Change-Makers,’ the Youth Vote, and More". www.thedailybeast.com. April 23, 2012.

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