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"Listening is such a simple act. It requires us to be present, and that takes practice, but we don't have to do anything else. We don't have to advise, or coach, or sound wise. We just have to be willing to sit there and listen."
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"Every charitable act is a stepping stone toward heaven."
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Personal Development
"It's in the act of having to do things that you don't want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego."
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Personal Development
"I will act as if what I do makes a difference."
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Personal Development
"Only remember west of the Mississippi it's a little more look, see, act. A little less rationalize, comment, talk."
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Personal Development
"A conventional good read is usually a bad read, a relaxing bath in what we know already. A true good read is surely an act of innovative creation in which we, the readers, become conspirators."
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Personal Development
"The denial of our duty to act in this case is a denial of our right to act; and if we have no right to act, then may we well be termed the white slaves of the North, for like our brethren in bonds, we must seal our lips in silence and despair."
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Personal Development
"I didn't act like I was there. I just got into the story."
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Personal Development
"I used to be a real prince charming if I went on a date with a girl. But then I'd get to where I was likely to have a stroke from the stress of keeping up my act. I've since learned the key to a good date is to pay attention on her."
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Personal Development
"I'd like to be remembered as a premier singer of songs, not just a popular act of a given period."
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Personal Development
"Too often we think we can act without explaining and take decisions without justifying them."
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"In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectiveness. If I worked hard, with good colleagues and good ideas, we could make a difference. But now, I sincerely doubt that."
Creativity
"For us, someone who is willing to step forward and help is much more courageous than someone who is merely fulfilling the role."
Help
"For me, this is a familiar image - people in the organization ready and willing to do good work, wanting to contribute their ideas, ready to take responsibility, and leaders holding them back, insisting that they wait for decisions or instructions."
Work
"For example, I was discussing the use of email and how impersonal it can be, how people will now email someone across the room rather than go and talk to them. But I don't think this is laziness, I think it is a conscious decision people are making to save time."
Time
"When leaders take back power, when they act as heroes and saviors, they end up exhausted, overwhelmed, and deeply stressed."
Power
"In virtually every organization, regardless of mission and function, people are frustrated by problems that seem unsolvable."
People
"Hopelessness has surprised me with patience."
Patience
"Aggression only moves in one direction - it creates more aggression."
Conflict
"In our daily life, we encounter people who are angry, deceitful, intent only on satisfying their own needs. There is so much anger, distrust, greed, and pettiness that we are losing our capacity to work well together."
Life
"Successful organizations, including the Military, have learned that the higher the risk, the more necessary it is to engage everyone's commitment and intelligence."
Intelligence
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