A Quotes
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“A lawyer's dream of heaven: every man reclaimed his property at the resurrection, and each tried to recover it from all his forefathers.”
“A lawyer's duty is to read the law well himself, then tell the people what it is, and let them act upon it.”
Source: The Journal of Brigham: Brigham Young's Own Story in His Own Words
“A lawyer's job is to manipulate the skeletons in other people's closets.”
Source: Other People
“A lawyer's relationship to justice and wisdom is on a par with a piano tuner's relationship to a concert. He neither composes the music, nor interprets it-he merely keeps the machinery running.”
Source: Introducing C. B. Greenfield
“A lawyer's time and advice are his(her) stock in trade.”
“A lawyers performance in the courtroom is responsible for about 25 percent of the outcome; the remaining 75 percent depends on the facts.”
“A lawyer’s either a social engineer or … a parasite on society … A social engineer [is] a highly skilled, perceptive, sensitive lawyer who [understands] the Constitution of the United States and [knows] how to explore its uses in the solving of problems of local communities and in bettering conditions of the underprivileged citizens.”
“A laxity pervades the popular use of words.”
Source: The Life, Letters, and Writings of Charles Lamb
“A layer of fine powder coats his skin.
“My lungs are turning to concrete,” Rob wheezes, hacking and spitting.
“So are my eyes. How do I always get roped into these things?” Avery coughs and pats Rob’s back in sympathy. A poof of dust billows from the contact.”
Source: Burning Falls
“A layman will no doubt find it hard to understand how pathological disorders of the body and mind can be eliminated by 'mere' words. He will feel that he is being asked to believe in magic. And he will not be so very wrong, for the words which we use in our everyday speech are nothing other than watered-down magic. But we shall have to follow a roundabout path in order to explain how science sets about restoring to words a part at least of their former magical power.”
Source: The Standard Edition of the Complete Psychological Works of Sigmund Freud: A case of hysteria, Three essays on sexuality, and other works
“A lazy frost, a numbness of the mind.”
Source: Selections from the poetry of Dryden, including his plays and translations. [The editor's preface signed: C. B., i.e. Charles Bathurst.]
“A lazy man often lacks the motivation to fight the very thing that has sapped him of his motivation.”
Source: The Talk: A Young Person's Guide to Life's Big Questions
“A lazy man's wife is generally the power behind the drone.”
“A lazy part of us is like a tumbleweed. It doesn’t move on its own. Sometimes it takes A lot of Depression to get tumbleweeds moving.”
Source: Stealing Sugar from the Castle: Selected and New Poems, 1950-2013: Selected Poems, 1950–2011
“A lazy person will try to always find some way to do something; they'll always be looking for ways of doing something faster, more efficiently, and if you really want to control the world, that's a really sort of hubristic notion - excessive pride, the thing that Zeus zaps you for having.”
“A lazy person, whatever the talents with which he set out, will have condemned himself to second-hand thoughts and to second-rate friends.”
“A lazy smile reached his lips. “The mere sight of me shirtless takes your mind there? Good to know. I’d rather a solid fuck than getting my kumbayas out.”
Source: Forged Alliances
“A lazy summer's day and a long, lost love. Can a poet ask for anything more than a broken heart ordained from above?
--the poet; unknown
Orange Room Poems— Douglas Laurent”
“A leader - whether in the home, church, business, community, or government - has authority due to her role, but her positional power will not bring about good for individuals or organizations unless it is backed up by the capital of character.”
“A leader always has one major message, and this weaves into everything he or she does. It remains the primary focus. A leader is to some degree a prophet, a person with a message. Great leader [sic] see things that others don’t. They preach it until others can see it as well. Their message supports the mission. A leader is a preacher, a person who communicates the fire of the mission. Not all preachers are leaders, but all great leaders will be preachers of one sort or another.”
“A leader and a politician are seldom not the same people”
“A leader becomes great by inspiring others to do great things.”
“A leader can bring the solution to people, but sometimes a leader has to bring the people to the solution.”
Source: Vision to Reality: Stop Working, Start Living
“A leader can create a company, but a community creates a movement.”
“A leader can give up anything - except final responsibility.”
Source: The 21 Indispensable Qualities of a Leader: Becoming the Person Others Will Want to Follow
“A leader can never be happy until his people are happy.”
“A leader can transform an army of frightened people into fearless people.”
“A leader can't dash ahead around the bend out of sight.”
“A leader can't make excuses. There has to be quality in everything you do. Off the court, on the court, in the classroom.”
Source: I can't accept not trying: Michael Jordan on the pursuit of excellence
“A leader can`t move a country that`s not ready. You can`t make the waves, but when you see them coming, you can help direct them.”
“A leader creates a new way to success for followers and inspires them to follow him toward the ultimate purpose.”
“A leader does not deserve the name unless he is willing occasionally to stand alone.”
“A leader does not develop leadership by gaining more followers. Great leaders make more leaders.”
“A leader does not lose focus because he wants to please his followers.”
Source: Leaders' Ladder
“A leader does not only discover what people can do better. He teaches, guides and mentor them to do it exceptionally well. When a seed comes into contact with a leader, fruits are produced.”
Source: Leaders' Ladder
“A leader does not reduce his speeds to meet the views of negative thinkers. He leaves them to do their job as he focuses.”
Source: Leaders' Ladder
“A leader doesn't always know the way but he/she has the courage to forge a path, learn along the way, and share it with others.”
“A leader, elected by the people, you can see everywhere and a leader chosen by Divine nature, you cannot see. It is the real and true leader who changes the systems and the world. Find that to change your destiny.”
“A leader enables people to love and honor the role they play in the organization or group they are part of”
“A leader gets things done.”
“A leader has a great duty. You have to perform beyond the expectation of the people.”
Source: Pearls of Wisdom: Great mind
“A leader has a sound program, has a good policy, and then brings people together to solve problems.”
“A leader has the capacity of vision, the ability to see where things are headed before people in general see those things.”
“A leader has the right to be beaten, but never the right to be surprised.”
“A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.”
“A leader has to appear consistent. That doesn't mean he has to be consistent.”
“A leader has to be positive about all things that happen to his team. Look at nothing in the past as failure.”
“A leader has to know how the system functions - not just the system of government but the whole social and economic system, including business, the unions, and the universities.”
“A leader has to show the face his team needs to see.”
“A leader helps others to reach their full leadership potential.”