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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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"I didn't act like I was there. I just got into the story."
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"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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"Too often we think we can act without explaining and take decisions without justifying them."
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"When we can lay down our fear and anger and choose responses other than aggression, we create the conditions for bringing out the best in us humans."
Anger
"Without aggression, it becomes possible to think well, to be curious about differences, and to enjoy each other's company."
Communication
"I believe that the capacity that any organisation needs is for leadership to appear anywhere it is needed, when it is needed."
Leadership
"Thinking is the place where intelligent actions begin. We pause long enough to look more carefully at a situation, to see more of its character, to think about why it's happening, to notice how it's affecting us and others."
Character
"Most people associate command and control leadership with the military."
Leadership
"And time for reflection with colleagues is for me a lifesaver; it is not just a nice thing to do if you have the time. It is the only way you can survive."
Time
"The nature of the global business environment guarantees that no matter how hard we work to create a stable and healthy organisation, our organisation will continue to experience dramatic changes far beyond our control."
Business
"We have created trouble for ourselves in organizations by confusing control with order."
Control
"For eons, humans have struggled to find less destructive ways of living together."
Living
"I believe that our very survival depends upon us becoming better systems thinkers."
Survival
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