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"I hire people brighter than me and then I get out of their way."
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"Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane... There is something awe-inspiring in one who has lost all inhibitions."
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"The last resort of kings, the cannonball. The last resort of the people, the paving stone."
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Personal Development
"It is not true that people are naturally equal for no two people can be together for even a half an hour without one acquiring an evident superiority over the other."
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"There are bad people who would be less dangerous if they were quite devoid of goodness."
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"I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal."
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"There are only two kinds of people who are really fascinating - people who know absolutely everything, and people who know absolutely nothing."
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"We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones."
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"Some people break promises for the pleasure of breaking them."
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"I do give books as gifts sometimes, when people would rather have one than a new Ferrari."
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"If something in your writing gives support to people in their lives, that's more than just entertainment-which is what we writers all struggle to do, to touch people."
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"I have found that being honest is the best technique I can use. Right up front, tell people what you're trying to accomplish and what you're willing to sacrifice to accomplish it."
Sacrifice
"If a guy is over 25 percent jerk, he's in trouble. And Henry was 95 percent."
Trouble
"There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men."
Man
"If you want to make good use of your time, you've got to know what's most important and then give it all you've got."
Time
"My father always used to say that when you die, if you've got five real friends, then you've had a great life."
Friendship
"I forgot to shake hands and be friendly. It was an important lesson about leadership."
Leadership
"We at Chrysler borrow money the old-fashioned way. We pay it back."
Money
"Apply yourself. Get all the education you can, but then, by God, do something. Don't just stand there, make it happen."
Education
"Talk to people in their own language. If you do it well, they'll say, 'God, he said exactly what I was thinking.' And when they begin to respect you, they'll follow you to the death."
Death
"There are times when even the best manager is like the little boy with the big dog, waiting to see where the dog wants to go so he can take him there."
Management
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