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“I think good actors - good, collaborative actors who see themselves as leaders in a given production - can and should offer ideas that have nothing to do with wanting to direct themselves.”

Thinking Should Ideas Actors Given Leader Offers Direct Productions Good Actors

Author:Joe Mantello

“Men and women ... do you not realize that the State is the worst enemy you have? It is a machine that crushes you in order to sustain the ruling class, your masters. Like naïve children you put your trust in your political leaders. You make it possible for them to creep into your confidence, only to have them betray you to the first bidder. But even where there is no direct betrayal, the labour politicians make common cause with your enemies to keep you in leash, to prevent your direct action. The State is the pillar of capitalism, and it is ridiculous to expect any redress from it.”

“In the end, I've found, people like the direct approach. It's much more valuable to them to have a leader who's absolutely clear and open than to have one who soft-soaps or talks in circles.”

People Ends Found Leader Clear Approach Direct Valuable Circles Soap Direct Approach

Book:HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership Lessons from Sports (featuring interviews with Sir Alex Ferguson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Andre Agassi)

Source: HBR's 10 Must Reads on Leadership Lessons from Sports (featuring interviews with Sir Alex Ferguson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Andre Agassi)

“U.S. labor leaders will realize that automation can multiply man's wealth far more rapidly than it is multiplying at present and that automation will leave all men free to search and research... Realizing the direct competition with foreign industry on a straight labor basis will mean swiftly decreasing wages per hour and longer hours and decreasing buying power of the public.”

Men Mean Politics Realizing Hours Wealth Leader Economy Industry Research Labor Direct Bases Competition Liberalism Buying Wages Automation Multiplying Buying Power

Author:R. Buckminster Fuller

“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.”

Country Helping Moving Leader Ready Direct Wave Not Ready

Author:Barney Frank

“Congress needs to send a strong signal that direct communication with the leader of the free world is a privilege, particularly for a regime that has been as hostile as Iran has been towards America for more than three decades. President Rouhani needs to take these two simple steps to demonstrate good faith before any further discussions.”

“Political leaders, lacking documents that could be kept secret (apart from the occasional exception), lacking media they could control, were of necessity brought into a direct and immediate relationship with their constituents, and therefore under more and direct and immediate control.”

Political Secret Leader Media Direct Exception Documents Lacking Occasional Constituents Political Leaders Kept Secrets

Author:Moses Finley

“Leaders shape our visions of the possible and direct our energies toward it.”

Energy Leadership Leader Vision Shapes Direct

Book:Toxic leaders: when organizations go bad

Source: Toxic leaders: when organizations go bad

“The Pope was more critical of Christianity than Islam during his visit (to Bavaria). He said on several occasions that the secular world influenced by Christianity must face the idea that it may not be as attractive as it once was. The leaders of other faiths might also be well-advised to admonish their own now and then and not always direct their criticism at others.”

World Wells May Said Ideas Might Faces Leader Christianity Direct Criticism Islam Critical Occasions Attractive Now And Then Secular Pope Admonish

Author:Wolfgang Schauble

“Isn't the essential pillar of Catholicism papal infallibility? Well, then how can the church ever change its mind about anything unless God gets confused one day? Not all religions claim the direct authority of God speaking to their leader. You know, I'm an atheist, but I'm a Puritan atheist.”

Knows Mind Wells Church Leader One Day Essentials Authority Direct Claims Atheist Confused Catholicism Pillars Puritan Infallibility God Speaking

Author:Dave Foley