“Open your arms to change but don't let go of your values.”
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Wise Quotes — page 84 of 916
“Know or listen to those who know.”
“Your heart often knows things before your mind does.”
“A writer's mind seems to be situated partly in the solar plexus and partly in the head.”
“How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct.”
“Common sense without education, is better than education without common sense.”
“You're not supposed to give people what they want, you're supposed to give them what they don't know that they want yet.”
“You know that just before that first Thanksgiving dinner there was one wise, old Native American woman saying, Don't feed them. If you feed them, they'll never leave.”
“Character in many ways is everything in leadership. It is made up of many things, but I would say character is really integrity. When you delegate something to a subordinate, for example, it is absolutely your responsibility, and he must understand this. You as a leader must take complete responsibility for what the subordinate does. I once said, as a sort of wisecrack, that leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.”
“Lessons are not given, they are taken.”
“Creative accounting is an absolute curse to a civilization. One could argue that double-entry bookkeeping was one of history's great advances. Using accounting for fraud and folly is a disgrace. In a democracy, it often takes a scandal to trigger reform. Enron was the most obvious example of a business culture gone wrong in a long, long time.”
“I learned everything I know about plot from Dame Agatha (Christie).”
“Broadway has changed tremendously from the early days when the shows were referred to as musical comedies. Musical Theater is now a more expanded art form. Back then, singer/actors were not the norm. From the 60's to now, it is necessary to do it all to be a consummate Broadway performer.”
“Knowledge and ego are directly related. the less knowledge, the greater the ego”
“The three most important ways to lead people are:... by example... by example... by example.”
“Experience teaches only the teachable.”
“Character is who you are when no one is looking.”
“Say what you have to say in the fewest possible words.”
“The only competition worthy of a wise man is with himself.”
“My definition of cool is finding your own definition of cool and not necessarily taking your lead from what other people tell you or from what you might read from magazines or see on TV.”