“Just in time for the renewal of the war debate in Congress, the University of Chicago Press has released The U.S. Army / Marine Corps Counterinsurgency Field Manual. . . . It's a nifty volume, not only because it gives you a sense of what our most highly regarded military theorists are thinking but because sometimes what they're thinking is the last thing you'd expect. Especially interesting is a section called 'Paradoxes of Counterinsurgency Operations,' which tells us: 'Sometimes doing nothing is the best reaction' and 'Sometimes, the more force is used, the less effective it is.'” ThinkingGivingWarSometimesLastsUsedForceInterestingMilitaryFieldsArmyPressesUniversityCongressDebateReactionsOperationsParadoxChicagoVolumeSectionsMarineRenewalDoing NothingManualsMarine CorpsTheoristsCounterinsurgency Author:David L. Ulin
“Elegant in its simplicity and practicality, Lee has distilled many powerful leadership strategies into the lessons many of us learned as children. They are no less relevant to our working lives. At its core, Creating Magic is a collection of stories that reminds us to demonstrate care and respect for every member of the team and to focus our efforts not our ourselves but on the people we lead.” PeopleChildrenStoriesCarePowerfulEffortFocusMagicTeamLessonsMembersCreatingStrategySimplicityCoreCollectionsRelevantElegantPracticalityWorking Life Author:George Bodenheimer
“My old daddy used to say "kill the closest snake first".” FirstsUsedClosestSnakesDaddy Author:John Dingell
“I don't take sides for or against Hezbollah or for or against Israel.” SidesIsraelHezbollah Author:John Dingell
“Actors! They travel the world and all they see is a mirror.” WorldTravel The World Author:Jack Driscoll
“All Politicians should be required to wear uniforms like Racing Car Drivers with patches showing the donations received from special interest groups so we know who has paid them off!” KnowsShouldInterestGroupsSpecialCarPoliticianPaidDriversRacingUniformsPatchesSpecial InterestsDonationRace CarInterest GroupsSpecial Interest Groups Author:John Wallace
“Leadership development is about helping people grow, and if I can get people as individuals growing, then I've got a company that grows.” PeopleIfsI CanHelpingIndividualGrowsCompanyGrowingDevelopmentLeadership DevelopmentHelping People Author:James McNerney
“I have an intensive hatred for discrimination based on colour.” HatredDiscriminationColour Author:John Diefenbaker