Quotes

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“How you will hate me for bothering you with this tremendously long letter, but I hope before we meet time will have softened your anger.”

Robert Clifton - In a Scientific Paper Reviewing Report

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The one who would be constant in happiness must frequently change.

Confucius

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The nature of the rain is the same and yet it produces thorns in the marsh and flowers in the garden.

Arab Proverb

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There is no need to wear yourself out, but make a competent and sufficient effort, and leave the rest to him who can do all he pleases.

 Ignatius of Loyola

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The three most difficult things for a human being are not physical feats or intellectual achievements. They are, first, returning love for hate; second, including the excluded; third, admitting that you are wrong.

Anthony de Mello - Awareness

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When the archer shoots for no particular prize, he has all his skills; when he shoots to win a brass buckle, he is already nervous; when he shoots for a gold prize, he goes blind, sees two targets, and is out of his mind. His skill has not changed, but the prize divides him. He cares! He thinks more of winning than of shooting, and the need to win drains him of power.

Anthony de Mello - Awareness (citing Tranxu)

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Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think. Albert Einstein

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Be who God meant you to be and you will set the whole world on fire.

Catherine of Siena

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A brain well-formed is better than 20 brains well-filled

Michel Eyquem, Sieur de Montaigne

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A man who wants to lead the orchestra must turn his back on the crowd.

Max Lucado

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A true leader has the confidence to stand alone, the courage to make tough decisions, and the compassion to listen to the needs of others. He does not set out to be a leader, but becomes one by the equality of his actions and the integrity of his intent.

Douglas MacArthur

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Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.

Jack Welch

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The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.

Dwight Eisenhower

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There are three essentials to leadership: humility, clarity and courage.

Fuchan Yuan

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A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit.

John Maxwell

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The final test of a leader is that he leaves behind him in other men, the conviction and the will to carry on.

Walter Lippman

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What you do has far greater impact than what you say.

Stephen Covey