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"Uncertainty will always be part of the taking charge process."
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"Settling into a new country is like getting used to a new pair of shoes. At first they pinch a little, but you like the way they look, so you carry on. The longer you have them, the more comfortable they become. Until one day without realizing it you reach a glorious plateau. Wearing those shoes is like wearing no shoes at all. The more scuffed they get, the more you love them and the more you can't imagine life without them."

"If you want your tree to produce plenty o' fruit, you've got to cut it back from time to time. Same thing with your neural cells. Some people might call it brain damage. I call it prunin'."

"When fiction has become reality, life may turn into a fairy tale or a firestorm. Tina, time has come to pull up one's socks and start relearning and reassessing living. ['Another empty room']"

"In the current era, to take adjustments in worldly interactions is knowledge (Gnan). One is to adjust to 'disadjustments'."

"Admittedly, there will be times when you must interact on a superficial level and adjust your behavior to fit in, go along and get along."

"Rather than waste or eliminate items which you don't currently use, discover a new way to improve and enjoy their value. What strengths and talents can you repurpose for a new endeavor? How can you re-purpose your thoughts to ensure they help you rather than hinder?"

"There is a strong movement, especially in Protestantism, to recast the Christian message in order to make it acceptable to modern man."

"If you accept the situation, you will find strength for strategic adaptation."

"For life to go your way, you must equip yourself with the power of change."

"After awhile you could get used to anything."
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"Facts from paper are not the same as facts from people. The reliability of the people giving you the facts is as important as the facts themselves."

"Management manages by making decisions and by seeing that those decisions are implemented."

"A true leader has to have a genuine open-door policy so that his people are not afraid to approach him for any reason."

"Performance stands out like a ton of diamonds. Nonperformance can always be explained away."

"The five essential entrepreneurial skills for success: Concentration, Discrimination, Organization, Innovation and Communication."

"Managers in all too many American companies do not achieve the desired results because nobody makes them do it."

"The best way to inspire people to superior performance is to convince them by everything you do and by your everyday attitude that you are wholeheartedly supporting them."

"Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women in the organization."
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