“Growth is limited by the necessity which is present in the least amount. And naturally, the least favorable condition controls the growth rate”
Source: DUNE
“It comes to him: growth is betrayal. There is no other route. There is no arriving somewhere without leaving somewhere.”
Source: Rabbit Redux
“The images of myth must be the daemonic guardians, omnipresent and unnoticed, which protect the growth of the young mind, and guide man's interpretation of his life and struggles.”
Source: The Birth of Tragedy
“All the managers I interviewed had the same sense of identity and self-assurance. None of them were arrogant. Instead, they were clear about who they were and what needed accomplishing. They used that sense of self to engage their team and learn each team member’s strengths and contributions. Their courage and confidence were infectious to their team and to anyone who crossed their paths.”
Source: Lift: Five Practices Great Managers Do Consistently: Raise Performance and Morale - See Your Employees Thrive
“When you give an assignment, don’t take it back!”
Source: Lift: Five Practices Great Managers Do Consistently: Raise Performance and Morale - See Your Employees Thrive
“There’s no need for hyperbole.’ Oswald paused to see if Melvin understood this big word. Oswald was going to be famous, and fame, he knew, came with responsibilities, like setting a good example for others, being a role model.”
Source: Oswald the Almost Famous Opossum
“Not everyone is allotted the chance to become a personality; most remain types, and never experience the rigor of becoming an individual. But those who do so inevitably discover that these struggles bring them into conflict with the normal life of average people and the traditional values and bourgeois conventions that they uphold. A personality is the product of a clash between two opposing forces: the urge to create a life of one's own and the insistence by the world around us that we conform. Nobody can develop a personality unless he undergoes revolutionary experiences. The extent of those experiences differs, of course, from person to person, as does the capacity to lead a life that is truly personal and unique.”
Source: Soul of the Age: Selected Letters, 1891-1962
“Growth is betrayal.”
Source: Rabbit Redux
“I had told my story. I had put it into words, at last... Telling the story changed the story for me. Not what had happened--that I could never change--but how I responded to it.”
Source: Things You Save in a Fire
“When you’re growing up, it takes a long time for you to realize that there’s something different about you. On one level, you know there’s something strange, but on another, yourself is the only thing you ever knew.”
Source: The Circus of the Earth and the Air