"You canâ€™t be a great leader if all you are serving is yourself."

-- Jon Gordon

#Leader Quotes #Great Leader Quotes

“A wise man once said, 'Every one of us is given the gift of life, and what a strange gift it is. If it is preserved jealously and selfishly, it impoverishes and saddens. But if it is spent for others, it enriches and beautifies.' My fellow Americans: We can debate policies and programs, but in the end what separates the two parties in this election campaign is whether we use the gift of life for others or only ourselves.”

Source : Vice Presidential Nomination Acceptance Address, delivered 19 July 1984 at the Democratic National Convention, San Francisco
“My childhood was influenced by the roles my father played in his movies. Whether Abraham Lincoln or Tom Joad in the 'Grapes of Wrath,' his characters communicated certain values which I try to carry with me to this day.”
“I follow Coach Spurrier because he seems to have an entertaining way of communicating.”
“If you ever loved anything in your life, try to remember it. If you ever betrayed anything, pretend for a moment that you have been forgiven. If you ever feared anything, pretend for an instant that those days are gone and will never return. Buy the lie and hold to it for as long as you can. Press your familiar, whatever its name, to your breast and stroke it till it purrs.”
“Within the model minority rhetoric, Asian Americans are represented as â€œgoodâ€ minorities and African Americans are represented as â€œbadâ€ minorities. Here, the achievements of Asian Americans are used to discipline African Americans. As model minorities, Asian Americans achieved the status of â€œhonorary Whitesâ€. Again it is important to point out that the honorary whiteness of Asian Americans was granted at the expense of Blacks. It is also significant that as â€œhonorary Whites,â€ Asian Americans do not have the actual privileges associated with â€œrealâ€ whiteness.”
“Normally I can't watch playback. I can't watch anything because I know that it's so rough and there's going to be effects that are added, there's going to be sound effects, there's going to be so much stuff that happens between this point and that finished product that it just ruins the illusion for me.”
“Obviously, everyone loves someone who appreciates you and puts you on a pedestal.”

Source : Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. January 15, 2013.
“The ultimate crime is not to care.”

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