“The Jackdaw sat in the Cardinal's chair! Bishop and Abbot and Prior were there, Many a monk and many a friar, Many a knight and many a squire, With a great many more of lesser degree,-- In sooth a goodly company; And they served the Lord Primate on bended knee. Never, I ween, Was a prouder seen, Read of in books or dreamt of in dreams, Than the Cardinal Lord Archbishop of Rheims.” BookDreamCompanyLordDegreesKneesSatGreat MenChairsMonkKnightsBishopsCardinalsPrimatesFriarsSquires Author:Richard Harris Barham
“Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man - too great to be small in anything. In his company I was never in any way reminded of my humble origin, or of my unpopular color.” MenWayPresidentCompanyColorHumbleGreat MenGreat Presidents Book:The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass Source: The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
“If there's a big problem and you've got the right people with you, usually the answer emerges and you do what's the obvious thing to do. I don't think of myself as some great manager or great leader. I've been very lucky to be in the positions that I've been in. I meet a lot of people and I've grown a lot of companies, and I meet a lot of CEOs at big enterprises. I'm always so surprised at how much they seem to know. It doesn't always seem to be correlated to how well they actually do.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWellsProblemBigsSeemsAnswersBusinessCompanyLeaderPositionLuckyObviousManagersThings To DoGreat MenEnterpriseCeoGreat LeaderBig ProblemsObvious ThingsGreat Managers Author:Larry Brilliant
“I would gladly say 'Heil Hitler!' and at once part company with him, realizing what a pitiable insult it is to such a great man to try to flatter him with such an imitation which he has always disdained. His way is for Germany, ours is for Britain; let us tread our paths with mutual respect, which is rarely increased by borrowing.” MenWayTryingRealizingCompanyPathGermanyBritainInsultGreat MenMutualImitationBorrowingMutual Respect Author:William Joyce