Nitish Kumar Singh
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“What we learn from history is that people don’t learn from history.”
“So what is Adam’s insight? Having workers meet the people they are helping is the greatest motivator, even if they only meet for a few minutes. It imbues one’s work with a significance that transcends careerism or money.”
― Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead
― Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead
“In fact, honour, duty and love of one's own kith and kin and country might often compel us to disregard non-violence and to use force.”
― Why I killed Gandhi
― Why I killed Gandhi
“I say to people that I’m not an optimist, because that, in a sense, is something that depends on feelings more than the actual reality. We feel optimistic, or we feel pessimistic. Now, hope is different in that it is based not on the ephemerality of feelings but on the firm ground of conviction. I believe with a steadfast faith that there can never be a situation that is utterly, totally hopeless. Hope is deeper and very, very close to unshakable. It’s in the pit of your tummy. It’s not in your head. It’s all here,” he said, pointing to his abdomen. “Despair”
― The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
― The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World
“How many people would you trade for your very best performer? If the number is more than five, you’re probably underpaying your best person. And if it’s more than ten, you’re almost certainly underpaying.”
― Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead
― Work Rules!: Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead
“A Satyagrahi can never fail' was his formula for declaring his own infallibility and nobody except himself knew what a Satyagrahi is. Thus, the Mahatma became the judge and jury in his own cause. These childish insanities and obstinacies, coupled with a most severe austerity of life, ceaseless work and lofty character made Gandhi formidable and irresistible.”
― Why I killed Gandhi
― Why I killed Gandhi
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