“The most effective leaders of companies in transition are the quiet, unassuming people whose inner wiring is such that the worst circumstances bring out their best. They're unflappable, they're ready to die if they have to. But you can trust that, when bad things are happening, they will become clearheaded and focused.” PeopleIfsDiesCompanyLeaderWorstReadyCircumstancesQuietHappeningsManagementFocusedBad ThingsTransitionReady To DieWiringUnassuming Author:James C. Collins
“I am not an absolute pacifist, because I can't rule out the possibility that under some, carefully defined circumstances, some degree of violence may be justified, if it is focused directly at a great evil.” IfsMayI CanEvilViolencePossibilityCircumstancesDegreesAbsolutesFocusedDefinedJustifiedBecause I CanPacifist Author:Howard Zinn
“Simplicity is never a matter of circumstances; simplicity is a matter of focus. So in the midst of educating and parenting our children, we can't necessarily go ahead and make everything fit into neat, controllable, simple schedules. But the point is, simplicity is: how do we keep our eyes fixed and focused on Christ, no matter where we are?” ChildrenMatterEyeChristSimpleFocusFitCircumstancesOur ChildrenSimplicityFocusedFixedMidstSchedulesNeat Author:Ann Voskamp
“When everyone's focused on the conventional parts of war - doing infantry imbeds or chasing IEDs - you look at the thing that seems not that interesting to people, like the circumstances of logistics workers cooking the troops' food or cleaning their latrines.” PeopleLooksWarSeemsInterestingCircumstancesCookingWorkersFocusedTroopsConventionalCleaningChasingArt Of WarLogisticsInfantry Author:Sarah Stillman
“Unsuccessful people think about what they don’t want most of the time. They talk about problems, listen to news & gossip, & spend their time blaming circumstances, situations & others. Successful people think about what they want & how they will get it. They are intensely focused on their goals & the information needed to help obtain them. Which person are YOU?” PeopleThinkingWantPersonsHelpingProblemGoalSituationSuccessfulInformationNeededCircumstancesNewsBlameFocusedGossipSuccessful PeopleUnsuccessful Author:Darren Hardy
“One doesn't diminish a philosopher's achievement, and doesn't undermine its soundness, by showing how the particular set of questions on which he focused, the orientation he brought to bear on his focus, has some causal connection to the circumstances of his life.” FocusParticularBearsCircumstancesAchievementConnectionsPhilosopherFocusedDiminishOrientationSoundness Author:Rebecca Goldstein
“In terms of morality, we can be very narrowly focused. So convinced of our point of view and righteousness, and it just doesn't allow for circumstance or other people's points of view. It's very comforting because you don't have to self-reflect, you just are. There's a strain of that in American culture.” CultureTermCircumstancesMoralityFocusedPoint Of ViewRighteousnessComfortingAmerican Culture Author:George Harrar