"Leadership involves finding a parade and getting in front of it."

-- John Naisbitt

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“If there is electricity in every village, people will watch TV till late night and then fall asleep. They wonâ€™t get a chance to produce children. When there is no electricity, there is nothing else to do but produce babies.”
“The perfect fight is one that is over before the loser really understands what is going on. The perfect defense is a counterattack that succeeds before the assailant discovers that he has bitten off more than he can chew.”
“Motivation comes from working on things we care about. It also comes from working with people we care about.”

Source : Sheryl Sandberg (2014). “Lean In for Graduates”, p.97, Knopf
“I'm interested in making films of all sizes. During this time I've made a film called 'The Boy in the Striped Pajamas', which is a modest-sized film. I was involved in 'I Am Legend' and 'Yes, Man', but 'Potter' is unique. There'll never be anything like 'Potter' again.”
“See you tomorrow,â€ he said, instead. â€œAll right.â€ Then, impulsively, I asked, â€œDo you have a place to sleep tonight?â€ â€œSure,â€ he said with a smile, and started off as if he had somewhere to be. I could have bitten off my tongue because I pushed him into a lie. Once he started lying to me, it would be harder to get him to trust me with the truth. I donâ€™t know why it works that way, but it doesâ€”at least in my experience.”
“People resist a census, but give them a profile page and they'll spend all day telling you who they are.”

Source : Max Barry (2013). “Lexicon”, p.128, Hachette UK
“In small settlements everyone knows your affairs. In the city everyone does not-only those you choose to tell will know about you. This is one of the attributes of cities that is precious to most city people.”
“When you play, never mind who listens to you.”

Source : Robert Schumann (1860). “Advice to Young Musicians”, p.10

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