Eric Clark
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No man gains the respect of any around him if he does not stand up for himself, even if it means responding to a gross insult with a hearty use of the fist. I should like to see you tighten yourself, gain some girth.”
“If you hide your spark, bury your ideas, keep your questions and notions from the team, you have hurt them as badly as if you had stolen a laptop and fenced it on eBay.”
― Poke the Box
― Poke the Box
“Initiative is a little like creativity in that both require curiosity. Not the search for the “right” answer, as much as an insatiable desire to understand how something works and how it might work better.”
― Poke the Box
― Poke the Box
“or intimidate by their skill at manipulation. But what they’re missing is respect. Most of those people don’t know what respect is anymore. They’re just trying to stay in power. And make no mistake. Power isn’t respect. It’s just power.”
― The Old Lion: A Novel of Theodore Roosevelt
― The Old Lion: A Novel of Theodore Roosevelt
“No man gains the respect of any around him if he does not stand up for himself, even if it means responding to a gross insult with a hearty use of the fist. I should like to see you tighten yourself, gain some girth.”
― The Old Lion: A Novel of Theodore Roosevelt
― The Old Lion: A Novel of Theodore Roosevelt
“The outdoors should become your hobby, as it is mine.”
― The Old Lion: A Novel of Theodore Roosevelt
― The Old Lion: A Novel of Theodore Roosevelt
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