"In some South Pacific cultures, a speaker holds a conch shell as a symbol of temporary position of authority. Leaders must understand who holds the conch-that is, who should be listened to and when."

-- Max De Pree

#Leader Quotes #Listening Quotes #Shells Quotes

“To get nations back on their feet, we must first get down on our knees.”
“The society will be dominated by an elite of persons free from traditional values who will have no doubt in fulfilling their objectives by means of purged techniques with which they will influence the behavior of people and will control and watch the society in all details. It will become possible to exert a practically permanent watch on each citizen of the world.”
“The idea of kids helping other kids is such a great way to introduce children to being involved in charitable causes and volunteer work, setting them on the path to doing good for others throughout their lives.”

Source : "Brandy named international youth spokesperson for UNICEF". www.mtv.com. July 29, 1999.
“I go every year to the Huvafen Fushi in the Maldives and it's spectacular.”
“I make movies for me and posterity. I'm more scared of history than I am of the studio.”
“I was trying to develop a notion of "non-dialectical negativity" as part of a concept of extinction that would transform the understanding of death and time elaborated in phenomenology.”

Source : "Nihil Unbound". Interview with Richard Marshall, www.3ammagazine.com.
“If Elton John and Madonna had a baby it would be Lady Gaga.”
“I see fear as a sign of intelligence, of preservation.”

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