Warren Bennis Quotes
Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.
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The rule of improvisation I took to heart was, 'Don't think.' I tend to over-think things, so that was a big lesson for me.
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Suddenly you're surrounded by strangers who want something from you. The thing is, they don't know what they want, and you don't know what they want, unless it's an autograph, and you just sort of stand there grinning at one another.
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I am not a perfect 10 anymore. I can only try my best.
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I'm really enjoying living in Los Angeles. It's a great city to live in. I'm living a very suburban domesticated lifestyle out there - a two bedroomed little bungalow with two cars, and we're just driving around, going to meetings here and there - it's lovely!
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In reality, it si more fruitful to wound than to kill. While the dead man lies still, counting only one man less, the wounded man is a progressive drain upon his side.
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Any constitutional amendment that simply gives Congress the option of regulating campaign finance fails to immediately achieve what the American people want, and that is a complete reversal of Citizens United and other Supreme Court decisions that have allowed corporations and the wealthy few to drown out the voices of everyday voters.
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I'm a musician at heart, I know I'm not really a singer. I couldn't compete with real singers. But I sing because the public buys it.
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I shall strive not to be guilty of adding any fuel to the flames of hatred and passion which, if continued to be fed, promise to burn up whatever is left by the war of decent human feeling in Europe.
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Let not then any one deceive you, as indeed you are not deceived, inasmuch as you are wholly devoted to God.
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In thinking about it, the villains often have a little bit more range because their morality is different. You can have just a really good time as an actor, and there is just more there that you can explore on that side of the story.
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I'm not a leading man.
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I go straight from thinking about my narrator to being him.
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Modern surgery has been like a miracle to those who thought the pain was going to go on forever.
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I love things that people hate. I hate middle-of-the-road stuff. It never really interests me.
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There is no diplomacy like candor.
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For a writer, life is always too short to write. I will just try my best during what remains of my life.
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I am opposed to the military use of animals. I am also opposed to the military use of men.
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I never quite toed the line. I was a bit disruptive. All my early school reports from the age of 5 were 'Daniel must learn not to distract others.' And now, that's what I do for a living.
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As far as my journal, I want to share tour life with my fans.
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One of the reasons I picked up the guitar is because I saw a video of Feist performing in Paris.
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Patience, n. A minor form of despair, disguised as a virtue.
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I told him, 'I want you to call them right. Don't call them like you see them,'
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Leaders know the importance of having someone in their lives who will unfailingly and fearlessly tell them the truth.
