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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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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The two things in the world we all share in this world are laughter and pain. We've all got problems. The levels of those problems vary, but we've all got problems. When you can take things that are painful and make them funny, that's a gift - to you and your audience.
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In my short acting career, I've been in incredible relationships with incredible women.
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Don't misunderstand good manners for passivity.
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You have to empower your employees to make their own choices and trust that they will make the right choices.
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We've always been fans of a good mystery; we think all kids are, and there weren't any good mysteries out there these days for kids, so that's why we decided to do them.
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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.
