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“If you are not willing to take pain to live by your principles, there is no point in having principles.”

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Marvin Bower was an outstanding manager who had a profound impact on the global business community in the mid-20th century. As the former CEO of DuPont, Bower was known for his exceptional leadership and strategic vision. more

“How to Comfort Yourself When You Have Acted Like a Jackass Everyone does this occasionally, and you shouldn't feel too upset about it unless it happens quite often, such as three times a day, in which case you must simply get used to it. Remember, other people like you as well or better for it, because it makes them feel so superior; so you've spread a little sunshine. And at the very least, you've served as a bad example.”

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Author:Peg Bracken

“Every idea is my last. I feel sure of it. So, I try to do the best with each as it comes and that's where my responsibility ends. But I just don't wait for ideas. I look for them. Constantly. And if I don't use the ideas that I find, they're going to quit showing up.”

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Author:Peg Bracken

“When I finally gathered, invented, stole, simplified, borrowed, and found a publisher for a clutch of reasonably foolproof recipes, I learned I had friends I hadn't known about - more proof that a mutual dislike can be quite as sound a basis for friendship as a mutual devotion.”

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Author:Peg Bracken

“There are worse things than being fat, and one of them is worrying about it all the time.”

Worry Fats Being Fat

Book:But I Wouldn't Have Missed it for the World!: The Pleasures and Perils of an Unseasoned Traveler

Source: But I Wouldn't Have Missed it for the World!: The Pleasures and Perils of an Unseasoned Traveler

“The subject of men and women is absolutely fraught with sex, which is as it should be.”

Men Should Sex Subjects Men And Women

Book:I Try to Behave Myself: Peg Bracken's Etiquette Book

Source: I Try to Behave Myself: Peg Bracken's Etiquette Book

“It isn't surprising that many children consider their parents to be a little dim, and that they sometimes try to update them. The fact that they don't usually try too hard is just as well; a thoroughly updated parent is an unappetizing sight.”

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Book:I Didn't Come Here to Argue

Source: I Didn't Come Here to Argue

“It's easier to find a traveling companion than to get rid of one.”

Funny Easier Travel Companion

Book:But I Wouldn't Have Missed it for the World!: The Pleasures and Perils of an Unseasoned Traveler

Source: But I Wouldn't Have Missed it for the World!: The Pleasures and Perils of an Unseasoned Traveler

“This wild emaciated look appeals to some women, though not to many men, who are seldom seen pinning up a Vogue illustration in a machine shop.”

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Author:Peg Bracken

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