"Give a typical employee a million, and, he is most likely to use the money to print his CV on fancier paper."

Mokokoma Mokhonoana, South African Philosopher

Work, Money, Career, Behavior, Motivational

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"If you need an alarm clock, you need a new job."

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"Have convictions. Be friendly. Stick to your beliefs as they stick to theirs. Work as hard as they do."

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"Bring diversity back to agriculture. That's what made it work in the first place."

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"My idea of managing is giving the ball to Tom Seaver and sitting down and watching him work."

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"The world system is employment."

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"A good work ethic is not so much a concern for hard work but rather one for responsibility. There have been a great many men and women who have in fact used work or hustle or selfish ambition as an escape from real responsibility, an escape from purpose. In matters such as these, the hard worker is just as dysfunctional as the sloth."

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