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"Any supervisor worth his salt would rather deal with people who attempt too much than with those who try too little."
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"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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"You can have brilliant ideas, but if you can't get them across, your ideas won't get you anywhere."

"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."

"I have always found that if I move with seventy-five percent or more of the facts that I usually never regret it. It's the guys who wait to have everything perfect that drive you crazy."

"Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people."

"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."

"The most successful businessman is the man who holds onto the old just as long as it is good, and grabs the new just as soon as it is better."

"In times of great stress or adversity, it's always best to keep busy, to plow your anger and your energy into something positive."

"Start with good people, lay out the rules, communicate with your employees, motivate them and reward them. If you do all those things effectively, you can't miss."

"The kind of people I look for to fill top management spots are the eager beavers, the mavericks. These are the guys who try to do more than they're expected to do - they always reach."
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