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Quote by Joseph Heller

“The Lord gave us farmers two strong hands so we could grab as much as we could with both of them.”

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Joseph Heller was an American novelist known for his satirical and black humor style. His novel 'Catch-22' is considered one of the greatest novels of the 20th century and has had a profound impact on literature. more

“I've never found an important decision made by a great organization that was made at a point of unanimity. Significant decisions carry risks and inevitably some will oppose it. In these settings, the great legislative leader must be artful in handling uncomfortable decisions, and this requires rigor.”

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Author:James C. Collins

“Answer e-mails from junior people before more senior ones. Junior people have further to go and tend to remember who slighted them.”

People Remember Leadership Answers Mail Senior Juniors Slighted

Author:Nassim Nicholas Taleb

“I think if you're an unhappy person, you're always going to be an unhappy person. You're probably going to be less unhappy if your business is doing well, if I'm being honest.”

Ifs Thinking Wells Persons Honest Unhappy Being Honest Unhappy Person

Author:Simon Cowell

“Gandhi and Mandela and Churchill and JFK and Reagan and Thatcher and Sarkozy and Franklin and Washington set the tone to an incredible degree-their "personal style" was their "brand." ("It" starts with personal style of the tip-top leadership team. Sorry to be politically insensitive, but who would give a hoot about Tibet if it weren't for the look and style of the Dalai Lama?) Boss at any level: You're either on the "it" boat-or not.”

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Author:Tom Peters

“The most important thing about leadership is your character and the values that guide your life.”

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Author:Brenda Barnes

“Without a terrific leader, you're not going to have a Great Group. But it is also true that you're not going to have a great leader without a Great Group.”

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Author:Warren G. Bennis

“I'd always rather err on the side of openness. But there's a difference between optimum and maximum openness, and fixing that boundary is a judgment call. The art of leadership is knowing how much information you're going to pass on - to keep people motivated and to be as honest, as upfront, as you can. But, boy, there really are limits to that.”

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Author:Warren G. Bennis

“How could any entrepreneur, confronted by such amazing opportunities to help transform the world and to do so with such extraordinary colleagues, be tempted to lose focus? Especially since the work involves such breadth that the boredom of routine or specialization does not exist.”

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Author:Bill Drayton

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