"Tragedy is chic but discontent is dowdy."

-- Emilie Loring

#Tragedy Quotes #Chic Quotes #Discontent Quotes

“It is a shame that so many leaders spend their time pondering their rights as leaders instead of their awesome responsibilities as leaders.”

Source : James C. Hunter (2008). “The Servant: A Simple Story About the True Essence of Leadership”, p.63, Crown Business
“The mistakes of the Iraq war are not only tactical and strategic, but historical. It is essentially a war of colonialism, attempted in the post-colonial age.”

Source : "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer", January 11, 2007.
“In terms of whether I use humor to allow me or my readers to come up for air, I don't think I put that much thought into it. I hate to say it, but I first have to entertain myself before I can think about the reader. I know that's kind of weird and selfish, but I write because it's fun, not because I need to put bread on the table.”
“I'm manipulating the audience. I'm making sure people sympathize.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“My goal, my aim is to be a superstar, but not in a cheesy way. I want to go to America and do what they do. But better!”
“Freedom is essentially a condition of inequality, not equality. It recognizes as a fact of nature the structural differences inherent in man - in temperament, character, and capacity - and it respects those differences. We are not alike and no law can make us so.”

Source : Frank Chodorov, Charles H. Hamilton (1980). “Fugitive essays: selected writings of Frank Chodorov”, Liberty Fund Inc.
“Perfection is a polished collection of errors.”
“Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and so rare.”

Source : Patrick M. Lencioni (2010). “The Five Dysfunctions of a Team: A Leadership Fable”, p.9, John Wiley & Sons

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