“What was most compelling to me was that on the training field, whenever a dog was having difficulty with an exercise, a good Schutzhund trainer always worked the problem down to the insecurity or the element of confusion that was invariably the root cause. Very often a dog’s difficulties were shown to be caused by its handler.”
― Your Dog Is Your Mirror: The Emotional Capacity of Our Dogs and Ourselves
― Your Dog Is Your Mirror: The Emotional Capacity of Our Dogs and Ourselves
“We would teach that great leaders are (1) people of integrity and decency; (2) confident enough to be humble; (3) both kind and tough; (4) transparent; and (5) aware that we all seek meaning in work. We would also teach them that (6) what they say is important, but what they do is far more important, because their people are always watching them. In short, we would demand and develop ethical leaders.”
― A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
― A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
“I think there is writing genius as well—which consists primarily, I think, of the ability to place oneself in the shoes of one’s audience; to assume only what they assume; to anticipate what they anticipate; to explain what they need explained; to think what they must be thinking; to feel what they must be feeling.”
― Scalia Speaks: Reflections on Law, Faith, and Life Well Lived
― Scalia Speaks: Reflections on Law, Faith, and Life Well Lived
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