"I resist the urge to pump my fist. I'm not sure why, but I feel like I've just won some sort of competition worthy of headlines."

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Source : M. Leighton (2013). “Up to Me”, p.100, Penguin

M. Leighton

#Competition Quotes #Fists Quotes #Pumps Quotes

“Both candidates for president talk about balancing the budget ten years from now. Even if they win, they won't be in office then.”
“Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning.”

Source : Warren G. Bennis (1997). “Managing People is Like Herding Cats”, Executive Excellence Pub
“People are more likely to support a change when they have information on it and when they participate in it. So, getting the CHRO information about the transformation and involving the CHRO in the transformation effort are critical to success.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“I had the time to take the original analog tapes and fix all the things I didn't like, so all I left was essentially the benefits of the analog with none of the disadvantages.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“This serpent, SATAN, is not the enemy of Man, but He who made Gods of our race, knowing Good and Evil; He bade 'Know Thyself!' and taught Initiation.”
“Being brave enough to just be unapologetic for who you areâ€š that's a goddess.”

Source : "Banks: 'I'm being as honest as I can'". Interview with Kate Hutchinson, www.theguardian.com. August 30, 2014.
“We're on the brink of a world in which the wealthiest nations, from Canada to Norway to Japan, can barely project meaningful force to their own borders while the nickel 'n' dime basket-cases go nuclear.”
“People from the world's richest countries should be prepared to accept the burden of debt reduction for heavily indebted poor countries, and should urge their leaders to fulfill the pledges made to reduce world poverty, especially in Africa, by the year 2015.”

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