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“I have lived with several Zen masters -- all of them cats.”
― Eckhart Tolle, The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment

“getting mad at people for being who they are makes as much sense as getting mad at a chair for being a chair.”
― Marshall Goldsmith, Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts--Becoming the Person You Want to Be

“Successful people become great leaders when they learn to shift the focus from themselves to others.”
― Marshall Goldsmith, What Got You Here, Won't Get You There

“A leader who cannot shoulder the blame is not someone we will follow blindly into battle. We instinctively question that individual’s character, dependability, and loyalty to us. And so we hold back on our loyalty to him or her.”
― Marshall Goldsmith, What Got You Here, Won't Get You There

“In her zeal to be a professional negotiator, she behaved like an amateur human being.”
― Marshall Goldsmith, Triggers: Sparking positive change and making it last