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- An autobiography is only to be trusted when it reveals something disgraceful. A man who gives a good account of himself is probably lying, since any life when viewed from the inside is simply a series of defeats.
- George Orwell (1903 - 1950)
- The good man is the teacher of the bad,
And the bad is the material from which the good may learn. He who does not value the teacher, Or greatly care for the material, Is greatly deluded although he may be learned. Such is the essential mystery. - Lao-Tzu (604 BC - 531 BC)
- If I had to sum up in one word what makes a good manager, I'd say decisiveness. You can use the fanciest computers to gather the numbers, but in the end you have to set a timetable and act.
- Lee Iacocca (1924 - )
- The most successful businessman is the man who holds onto the old just as long as it is good, and grabs the new just as soon as it is better.
- Robert P. Vanderpoel
- A good manager is best when people barely know that he exists. Not so good when people obey and acclaim him. Worse when they despise him.
- Lao-Tzu (604 BC - 531 BC)
- A good idea will keep you awake during the morning, but a great idea will keep you awake during the night.
- Marilyn Vos Savant
- ...A good book is the precious lifeblood of a master spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a life beyond life.
- John Milton (1608 - 1674)
- Why, then 'tis none to you; for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so: to me it [Denmark] is a prison.
- Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 2, scene 2
- Don't be dismayed at good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again, after moments or lifetimes, is certain for those who are friends.
- Richard Bach
- As a matter of self-preservation, a man needs good friends or ardent enemies, for the former instruct him and the latter take him to task.
- Diogenes
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