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“I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom”
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“Don't tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”
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“Some people die at age 25 and aren't buried until they are 75.”
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“No dumb bastard ever won a war by going out and dying for his country. He won it by making some other dumb bastard die for his country.”
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“A heckler once interrupted Nikita Khrushchev in the middle of a speech in which he was denouncing the crimes of Stalin. “You were a colleague of Stalin’s,” the heckler yelled, “why didn’t you stop him then?” Khrushschev apparently could not see the heckler and barked out, “Who said that?” No hand went up. No one moved a muscle. After a few seconds of tense silence, Khrushchev finally said in a quiet voice, “Now you know why I didn’t stop him.” Instead of just arguing that anyone facing Stalin was afraid, knowing that the slightest sign of rebellion would mean certain death, he had made them feel what it was like to face Stalin—had made them feel the paranoia, the fear of speaking up, the terror of confronting the leader, in this case Khrushchev. The demonstration was visceral and no more argument was necessary.”
― The 48 Laws of Power
― The 48 Laws of Power
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