Author: LINUS FERNANDES
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G K Chesterton: Lunacy of men
“There is no limit to the lunacy of men when they think themselves superior both to laughter and humility.” —G K Chesterton.
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Cate Blanchett: Miniature plastic
“You know you’ve made it when you’ve been moulded in miniature plastic. But you know what children do with Barbie dolls – it’s a bit scary, actually.” —Cate Blanchett.
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Katie Piper: Don’t wait
“Don’t wait until there is tragedy in your life. Don’t wait until you lose somebody. Don’t wait until it’s too late. Appreciate the beautiful people that you have in your life now.” —Katie Piper.
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Penny Lancaster: He isn’t going to be replaced
“You always have to make sure your husband knows he isn’t going to be replaced.” —Penny Lancaster.
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Liam Hemsworth: Men look good in suits
“All women think men look good in suits. To be honest, I like the way they look, too.” —Liam Hemsworth.
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Ellen DeGeneres: Form of bullying
“Most comedy is based on getting a laugh at somebody else’s expense. And I find that that’s just a form of bullying in a major way. So I want to be an example that you can be funny and be kind, and make people laugh without hurting somebody else’s feelings.” —Ellen DeGeneres.
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Kamala Harris: Everyone will fall short
“If we do not lift up women and families, everyone will fall short.” —Kamala Harris.
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G K Chesterton: Physics and ethics
“Physics is a science: it has fixed methods, and final and demonstrated conclusions. Ethics is not a science at all in that sense; it is universally admitted and discussed…but no single iota of it has ever been demonstrated as the circulation of the blood has been demonstrated.” —G K Chesterton.
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Frank Robinson: If you only had the experience
“I was willing to do whatever I had to do to break that barrier because all I kept hearing was, ‘If you only had the experience.’ I was trying to eliminate that excuse.” —Frank Robinson, first black Major League Baseball manager.
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Alicia Keys: Too much darkness in the world
“There’s too much darkness in the world. Everywhere you turn, someone is tryin’ to tear someone down in some way; everywhere you go, there’s a feeling of inadequacy, or a feeling that you’re not good enough. I want to bring a certain light to the world.” —Alicia Keys.
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Letitia Wright: That’s what God wanted for me
“Say you want to be with someone, and you’re doing something that they don’t really like. They’re gonna ask you to stop it, just for a moment to take a look at them, to see them clearly. That’s what God wanted for me.” —Letitia Wright.
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G K Chesterton: Religious liberty
“Religious liberty might be supposed to mean that everybody is free to discuss religion. In practice it means that hardly anybody is allowed to mention it.” —G K Chesterton.
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Simon Sinek: Authority versus leader
“An authority has the title. A leader has the people.” —Simon Sinek.
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Simon Sinek: Recognition and recognising
“Leaders don’t look for recognition from others; leaders look for others to recognize.” —Simon Sinek.
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Glenn Close: Someone always pays
“Taking power away from a man is a dangerous thing. Someone always pays.” —Glenn Close.
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Aretha Franklin: On just one thing
“You cannot define a person on just one thing. You can’t just forget all these wonderful and good things that a person has done because one thing didn’t come off the way you thought it should come off.” —Aretha Franklin.
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Linda Perry: Gimmick to it
“I feel that when I listen to music – not that it’s bad – it’s not emotional. It has a gimmick to it. It’s selling something: the artist, the producer, something. The emotional capacity is very small, for the listener as well.” —Linda Perry.
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Alessia Cara: Making up drama that isn’t there
“People want to create something bigger for themselves, and making up drama that isn’t there gives people the impression that they have haters. It’s all for attention so it looks like they are important.” —Alessia Cara.
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C S Lewis: Off guard
“Surely what a man does when he is taken off his guard is the best evidence for what sort of man he is.” —C S Lewis.
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Ella Mai: Sometimes
“Sometimes we misinterpret, sometimes we misunderstand, sometimes we make mistakes.” —-Ella Mai.
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Swami Vivekananda: Power of concentration
“The power of concentration is the only key to the treasure-house of knowledge.” —Swami Vivekananda.
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Thích Nhat Hanh: Lot more joy in living
“We will be more successful in our endeavours if we can let go of the habit of running all the time, and take little pauses to relax and re-centre ourselves. And we’ll have a lot more joy in living.” —Thich Nhat Hanh.
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Maulana Wahiduddin Khan: Everything else pales into insignificance
“Man has to be so engrossed in his work that everything else pales into insignificance.” —Maulana Wahiduddin Khan.
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Leo Szilard: Historical perspective
“I was sixteen years old when the first World War broke out, and I lived at that time in Hungary. From reading the newspapers in Hungary, it would have appeared that, whatever Austria and Germany did was right and whatever England, France, Russia, or America did was wrong. A good case could be made out…
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Venus Williams: Focus
“I don’t focus on what I’m up against. I focus on my goals and I try to ignore the rest.” —Venus Williams.
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Janine Shepherd: Stories
“When we share our stories, what it does is, it opens up our hearts for other people to share their stories. And it gives us the sense that we are not alone on this journey.” —Janine Shepherd.
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Ratan Tata: Risk
“I view risk as an ability to be where no one has been before. I view risk to be an issue of thinking big, something we did not do previously. We did everything in small increments so we always lagged behind. But the crucial question is: can we venture putting a man on the moon…
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Ratan Tata: Constantly telling people
“I have been constantly telling people to encourage people, to question the unquestioned and not to be ashamed to bring up new ideas, new processes to get things done.” —Ratan Tata.
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Ratan Tata: Much leaner industry
“The strong live and the weak die. There is some bloodshed, and out of it emerges a much leaner industry, which tends to survive.” —Ratan Tata.
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Ratan Tata: Threshold of acceptability
“What worries me is that the threshold of acceptability or the line between acceptability and non-acceptability in terms of values, business ethics, etc, is blurring. ” —Ratan Tata.
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Ratan Tata: Legacy
“Apart from values and ethics which I have tried to live by, the legacy I would like to leave behind is a very simple one – that I have always stood up for what I consider to be the right thing, and I have tried to be as fair and equitable as I could be.”…
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Ratan Tata: Too much ruthlessness
“I admire people who are very successful. But if that success has been achieved through too much ruthlessness, then I may admire that person, but I can’t respect him.” —Ratan Tata.
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Aristotle: Darkest moments
“It is in our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” —Aristotle.
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Bob Marley: Relationships
“Relationships are for honest people. If you’re not honest, you don’t belong in any relationship.” —Bob Marley.
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Thomas Alva Edison: 10,000 ways that won’t work
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” —Thomas Alva Edison.
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William Somerset Maugham: Funny thing about life
“It is a funny thing about life: if you refuse to accept anything but the best you very often get it.” —William Somerset Maugham, writer (25 Jan 1874-1965).
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David Maister: Clients
“If your clients aren’t actively telling their friends about you, maybe your work isn’t as great as you think it is.” —David Maister.
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David Maister: Consequences for noncompliance
“Whether or not your values are operational is crucially determined by whether or not there are consequences for noncompliance.” —David Maister.
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David Maister: Task as a leader
“Your task as a leader is to help others to succeed, not to strive only for your own success. If I don’t trust your motives, nothing else will matter –because my primary concern is your integrity.” —David Maister.
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David Maister: Autonomous professionals
“Before a leader can be accepted, let alone succeed, autonomous professionals must agree to be influenced by that person.” —David Maister.
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David Maister: Grant that permission
“No one can manage you if you don’t give them permission to do so. But if you are interested in accomplishing as much as you are capable of, then I believe there are good reasons to grant that permission.” —David Maister.
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David Maister: Non-billable time
“What you do with your billable time determines your current income but what you do with your non-billable time determines your future.” —David Maister.
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David Maister: Stop teaching students that they are the best and brightest
“Stop teaching students that they are the best and the brightest.” —David Maister.
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David Maister: Not a label you give yourself
“Professional is not a label you give yourself – it’s a description you hope others will apply to you.” —David Maister.
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David Maister: No conflict
“Truly visionary (and successful) companies have discovered that there is no conflict between the pursuit of profit and having a pursuit beyond profit.” —David Maister.
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David Maister: True professional
“A true professional feels no pressure to run up a client’s bill, knowing that any reduction in revenues caused by being efficient will be more than recompensated by the reputation earned for being honest and trustworthy.” —David Maister.
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Miley Cyrus: Still grey but without any rain
“Just because someone with depression has a better day, doesn’t mean that person got better. The day is still grey but without any rain.” —Miley Cyrus.
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Amy Klobuchar: Real commitment to our rural communities
“It is time for us to make a real commitment to our rural communities by expanding broadband, by supporting our farmers, by building affordable housing and taking on rural poverty. That’s how we leave no one behind.” —Amy Klobuchar.
