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“Footfalls echo in the memory, down the passage we did not take, towards the door we never opened, into the rose garden.”
― T.S. Eliot, Four Quartets

“Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.”
― Eric Roth, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button Screenplay

“There was another life that I might have had, but I am having this one.”
― Kazuo Ishiguro

“Letting the wrong people hang around is unfair to all the right people, as they inevitably find themselves compensating for the inadequacies of the wrong people. Worse, it can drive away the best people. Strong performers are intrinsically motivated by performance, and when they see their efforts impeded by carrying extra weight, they eventually become frustrated.”
― Jim Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't

“The moment you feel the need to tightly manage someone, you’ve made a hiring mistake.”
― James C. Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't

“You can accomplish anything in life, provided that you do not mind who gets the credit. —HARRY S. TRUMAN1”
― James C. Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap...And Others Don't