Jocko Willink Quotes
Since the team understands that the leader is de facto in charge, in that respect, a leader has nothing to prove. But in another respect, a leader has everything to prove: Every member of the team must develop the trust and confidence that their leader will exercise good judgment, remain calm, and make the right decisions when it matters most.
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The reason for not getting married was that I just didn't have a partner to get married to. Climbing mountains was more attractive to me than marriage, or other fun things like that.
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Being spontaneous is a blessing.
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I felt audiences are happier to take comedy people who play darker people because there's a link between the psychosis of comedy and the psychosis of being a twisted character.
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I think that black people, to a degree, need to have a certain level of dexterity. If we want to be at the highest level of whatever our field is, we have to be able to navigate both worlds. We all just know that you gotta be able to put that suit on and have a conversation with people that don't look like you or your family.
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I think the key for any kind of artist - and this transcends music - is a certain degree of authenticity and sincerity.
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We had a good time mucking about during 'Band of Brothers' when we were young and single.
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I drive a car, like an adult. Not brilliantly. I'm not great.
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I feel like I have so many middle-aged women who look up to me.
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It makes no difference whether a work is naturalistic or abstract; every visual expression follows the same fundamental laws.
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If you don't like the President, it costs you 90 bucks to fly to Washington to picket. If you don't like the governor, it costs you 60 bucks to fly to Albany to picket. If you don't like me - 90 cents.
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Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question.
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I recognize myself to be an intensely naive person. Most novelists are, despite frequent pretensions to deep socio-political insight.
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Arab-led Islamic fundamentalism destabilizes nations from Algeria to the Philippines.
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I've always fought as a heavyweight, and I didn't see any reason to fight at a lighter weight.
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Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women in the organization.
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I don't accept gifts from perfect strangers - but then, nobody's perfect.
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I think you could find some waves on the west side of Denmark, but I never tried it.
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I knew that it was my only shot to be taken seriously in the recording industry, because it's fast and broad.
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I know politics; I know the media.
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I've taken regular gigs, I've worked in grocery stores, worked as a dishwasher, a porter in different places, all for survival. I don't feel bad about doing it. I wished I could have done better. And still do.
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For decades, many blacks were reluctant to pursue a profession that was associated with servitude. If you went to school, it was to become a lawyer or doctor. Older generations didn't understand why one would spend money to learn how to chop, peel, dice, and saute vegetables when that trade could be taught at home.
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I enjoy art, architecture, museums, churches and temples; anything that gives me insight into the history and soul of the place I'm in. I can also be a beach bum - I like to laze in the shade of a palm tree with a good book or float in a warm sea at sundown.
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If you call a thing bad you do little, if you call a thing good you do much.
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Since the team understands that the leader is de facto in charge, in that respect, a leader has nothing to prove. But in another respect, a leader has everything to prove: Every member of the team must develop the trust and confidence that their leader will exercise good judgment, remain calm, and make the right decisions when it matters most.
