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“Were you expecting me to jump in?” he asked, a look of genuine surprise on his face. He went on to describe the situation as he saw it. “In this room,” he said, turning to M. and Mme. Bernard, “Erin is the chairman of the meeting.” He
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This perspective from Bo is very helpful to hear out loud as I’ve experienced this in several meetings over the past decade.
Americans and especially workers at start up companies often talk over each other with frenetic energy.
Understanding each persons role and when it makes sense to chime in is a proper lesson in restraint and staying focused.
“Modern Prometheans have raided Mount Olympus again and have brought back for man the very thunderbolts of Zeus.”
― American Prometheus
― American Prometheus
“Why, Oppenheimer knows about everything. He can talk to you about anything you bring up. Well, not exactly. I guess there are a few things he doesn’t know about. He doesn’t know anything about sports.”
― American Prometheus
― American Prometheus
“In my experience, Marines are gung ho no matter what. They will all fight to the death. Everyone of them just wants to get out there and kill. They are bad-ass, hard-charging mothers.”
― American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
― American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
“Eat a live frog first thing in the morning and nothing worse will happen to you the rest of the day.”
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“Perhaps narcissism is best defined as a need to look on other people as mirrored surfaces who satisfy us only when they reflect back a loving or admiring image of ourselves. When we look into another’s eyes”
― Mythos: The Greek Myths Reimagined
― Mythos: The Greek Myths Reimagined
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