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James Strock
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“In some cases, the trust and resulting sense of certainty earned by decisiveness can override an observer’s disagreement with the underlying action. It is a truism that many people voted for and supported Ronald Reagan even though they disagreed with his stance on one or more issues of importance to them. Some people seemed to respect him all the more for his strongly held views in the face of disagreement and criticism.”
― Reagan on Leadership: Executive Lessons from the Great Communicator
― Reagan on Leadership: Executive Lessons from the Great Communicator
“How many people are trapped in their everyday habits: part numb, part frightened, part indifferent? To have a better life we must keep choosing how we’re living. —ALBERT EINSTEIN”
― Serve to Lead®--Your Transformational 21st Century Leadership System
― Serve to Lead®--Your Transformational 21st Century Leadership System
“When all is said and done the greatest quality required in a commander is “decision”; he must be able to issue clear orders and have the drive to get things done. Indecision and hesitation are fatal in any officer; in a [commander-in-chief] they are criminal. —FIELD MARSHALL MONTGOMERY OF EL ALAMEIN”
― Reagan on Leadership: Executive Lessons from the Great Communicator
― Reagan on Leadership: Executive Lessons from the Great Communicator
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| The History Book ...: * #40 (US) RONALD WILSON REAGAN (PRESIDENT) 1981 - 1989 | 122 | 499 | Dec 04, 2022 05:44AM |
“Mr Bond, they have a saying in Chicago: 'Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action'.”
― Goldfinger
― Goldfinger
“Half of these aren't even Machiavelli.
Some are Plato, Thucydides etc....doesnt anyone check these?”
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Some are Plato, Thucydides etc....doesnt anyone check these?”
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“Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp,
Or what's a heaven for?”
― Men and Women and Other Poems
Or what's a heaven for?”
― Men and Women and Other Poems
“The most effective way to destroy people is to deny and obliterate their own understanding of their history.”
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“Great men, great nations, have not been boasters and buffoons, but perceivers of the terror of life, and have manned themselves to face it.”
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