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“I always remember the regent’s axiom: a leader, he said, is like a shepherd. He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind.   It”
― Nelson Mandela, Long Walk to Freedom

“I read something that one of my heroes, Edwin Land of Polaroid, said about the importance of people who could stand at the intersection of humanities and sciences, and I decided that’s what I wanted to do.”
― Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs

“I’m a fruitarian and I will only eat leaves picked by virgins in the moonlight.”
― Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs

“By expecting them to do great things, you can get them to do great things. The original Mac team taught me that A-plus players like to work together, and they don’t like it if you tolerate B work. Ask any member of that Mac team. They will tell you it was worth the pain.”
― Walter Isaacson, Steve Jobs

“Leverage: don’t make deals without it. Enhance”
― Donald J. Trump, Trump: The Art of the Deal

“The worst of times often create the best opportunities to make good deals. The”
― Donald J. Trump, Trump: The Art of the Deal

“when someone is constantly late, they fall into three categories. The first, he called idiot savant. The type of person who is so smart in his or her field of expertise that their mind is literally elsewhere. In layman’s terms he explained that these people were smart in school and dumb on the bus. The second category was made up of perfectionists, people who were incapable of letting go of one task and moving on to another. These people were always playing catch-up, rarely rose to any real position of power, and needed to be managed properly. The third category, and the one to be most wary of, were the egomaniacs. These were the people who not only felt that their time was more important than anyone else’s, but who needed to prove it by constantly making others wait for them. Kennedy”
― Vince Flynn, Act of Treason

“The most striking thing about beautiful churches, to me, is that they were mostly designed by people who were inspired by a belief in something larger and more important than themselves, and this is how I try to lead my own life.”
― James Patterson, Cross

“You looked angry twenty minutes ago. With the McKinney family.” “That was just a technical problem. Space and time. I didn’t want to be late for dinner. I wasn’t angry, really. Well, not at first. I got a bit frustrated later. You know, mentally. I mean, when there were four of them, I gave them the chance to come back in numbers. And what did they do? They added two more guys. That’s all. They showed up with a total of six. What is that about? It’s deliberate disrespect.” Deveraux said, “I think most people would consider six against one to be fairly respectful.” “But I warned them. I told them they’d need more. I was trying to be fair. But they wouldn’t listen. It was like talking to the Pentagon.”
― Lee Child, The Affair

“Tutte le strade conducono a Roma. All roads lead to Rome.”
― Nelson DeMille, The Quest

“Hope for the best, plan for the worst.”
― Lee Child

“I'm a rich man. To have everything you need is the definition of affluence.”
― Lee Child, Gone Tomorrow

“Warriors of light are not perfect.Their beauty lies in accepting this fact and still desiring to grow and to learn.”
― Paulo Coelho, Warrior of the Light