Simon Sinek Quotes
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There's such a strong community element in country - it's like a family. So I don't want to do anything that can come off, even if I'm not intentionally doing it, as giving the perception that I'm trying to abandon that family.
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There are all sorts of cries that the leaders of the Green Movement should submit themselves to the supreme leader, but that won't take place. Both sides have to be prepared for a serious negotiation.
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Yes, I believe the will is very important. It's how I have succeeded in life.
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My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack.
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I don't know David Cameron very well. I like him. I think you can judge a book by its cover - whoever said you can't is wrong - that's the whole point of nature giving us intuition, instinct and so on. I think the cover is pretty good.
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I want to be remembered like Pete Rose. 'Charlie Hustle.' I want people to say, 'Wherever he was, he was always giving it his all.'
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The Ebola epidemic was the most frightening outbreak I have witnessed in my lifetime, and I believe it was necessary to react globally as strongly as we did.
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I believe that in this world it is impossible to understand God.
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You are enough, which I believe is critical for any human being to get in their bones.
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I believe in collaboration and cooperation.
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It's my firm intention to whop cancer into submission and I truly believe I've given myself the best start possible by radically overhauling my diet and by staying true to my motto, which is: Don't worry, be happy, feel good. The first thing I did when I was diagnosed was to turn vegan.
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Just as an athlete must exercise his body to be a winner, a leader must exercise his position of authority. If he doesn't, he loses that authority.
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If the only reason people are coming in and doing anything in your office is because you're giving them a paycheck, I'm not sure you have the most productive workplace there.
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I would rather trust my child to a serpent than to a teacher who does not believe in God.
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From being a writer of plays, it was not that surprising that somebody thought of giving me a job as an actor. After I played one part, others came along.
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As the leader of Southeast Asia's oldest democracy, I am always keen to share our experiences. In the half-century since independence, we have found that steady reform is the best way to secure lasting stability. It is a process that continues in Malaysia to this day.
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Giving up at something that no longer serves a purpose, or protects you, or helps you, isn't giving up at all, it's growing up.
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I hate phone calls, so I believe in a telephone armistice. To me, the idea of calling someone unprompted is basically saying, 'Hey, stop whatever you're doing and talk to me right now.' If you find yourself in the middle of something, getting an unprompted annoyance is incredibly frustrating.
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A character to me can't be contrived. I don't like to contrive characters. They have to have an element of truth.
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A scientist is a mimosa when he himself has made a mistake, and a roaring lion when he discovers a mistake of others.
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Music has to breathe and sweat. You have to play it live.
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The first writer I developed a script with was John Hughes, and that was 'Mr. Mom.' That was my first feature film.
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Losing a parent over eight years is a very dark journey. I spent the first four years feeling bad and angry and sorry for myself.
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Great leaders give everyone something to believe in, not something to do.
