“Self-awareness and discipline are relevant to the task of generating for yourself the freedom to respond with a nondefensive defense when the attack is personal, and with an expanded set of options when it is not.”
― Leadership on the Line, With a New Preface: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Change
― Leadership on the Line, With a New Preface: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Change
“That fight stems from fear, the motivator of hate, and the threat of violence.”
― The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy
― The False White Gospel: Rejecting Christian Nationalism, Reclaiming True Faith, and Refounding Democracy
“Scientific method called for an orderly sequence of steps in order to discover the correct answer.”
― Murder on Black Swan Lane
― Murder on Black Swan Lane
“What did it matter if one more entry was added to the litany of his faults? Both the Devil and St. Peter had likely long since lost count.”
― Murder on Black Swan Lane
― Murder on Black Swan Lane
“You can’t cook without a pot to cook in, and leadership is as much about strengthening the pot and controlling the temperature as it is about which ingredients to add when.”
― Leadership on the Line, With a New Preface: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Change
― Leadership on the Line, With a New Preface: Staying Alive Through the Dangers of Change
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