Simon Sinek Quotes
Though there are lessons that can be learned about becoming a great leader, most exist inherently in the bellies of those who lead.
Quotes to Explore
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When I joined Custer I donned the uniform of a soldier. It was a bit awkward at first but I soon got to be perfectly at home in men's clothes.
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When you're a dancer who is injured, you are at the bottom of the food chain. We are so replaceable.
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The Rock will always come back to us.
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Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.
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You and I, 22 million African-Americans - that's what we are - Africans who are in America. You're nothing but Africans. Nothing but Africans. In fact, you'd get farther calling yourself African instead of Negro. Africans don't catch hell. You're the only one catching hell. They don't have to pass civil-rights bills for Africans.
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If I could only have you nearTo breathe a sigh or twoI would be happy just to hold the hands I loveOn this winters night with you
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And even if they hadn't told me, I would have known it was the coldest winter ever. Because I have not had one thought! I have not been able to complete a sentence in my own head! I find myself walking around going 'You know what, I should really... FUCK, IT'S COLD!'
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The 14th of 15 kids, I was the second youngest - not a coveted spot on the family totem pole.
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You have to see the human being in the enemy. If there is potential for change, there is still hope.
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Family is funny, and so it was not an unnatural thing for me, growing up, not to know anything about my dad or about the Vance side of our family.
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I really like people who have the gift of the gab. I like characters that are very eloquent, articulate and confident in what they're saying. Especially coming off 'Captain America,' who's very internal and intimate, I'd love to play someone who wears their emotions on their sleeves, potentially to a fault.
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I never take on anything that is just for the money or just for, you know. I always have to connect with it in a very personal way because I believe the audience will sense whether I'm into it or not, so I don't take on projects that I'm not really passionate about.
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I asked myself about the present: how wide it was, how deep it was, how much was mine to keep.
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No one likes doing primate experiments, but some research can only be done on monkeys.
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I listen to all the top 20 songs, and top 20 albums, even the rap albums. But I don't like negative messages. If somebody is putting a lot of ego out there, I don't like it. When I make my records I want it to be sincere.
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I had the great opportunity to work with some of the greatest artists - the Beach Boys, the Temptations, the Four Tops. Otis Redding. Wilson Pickett. Stevie Wonder. So many great singers. And don't forget Clarence Carter!
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My mother went into the Peace Corps when she was sixty-eight.
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Though I am always in haste, I am never in a hurry.
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What we won't do is pretend that the work of lunatic charlatans is the equivalent of 'true scientific discourse.' It isn't.
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When you negotiate with terrorists, you get more terror.
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I think most Americans would agree that we need sensible solutions that fix our immigration system and deal humanely with aspiring citizens currently in our country. At the same time, these solutions must increase the security of our borders.
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Elijah Muhammad teaches us the truth of God beautified the planet by separating everybody in different countries for themselves: Chinese in China, English in England, Puerto Ricans in Puerto Rico, Ethiopians in Ethiopia, Arabians in Arabia, Egyptians in Egypt, and Americans took that country and stole it away so there's always going to be trouble and chaos.
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Anything that begins 'I don't know how to tell you this' is never good news.
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Though there are lessons that can be learned about becoming a great leader, most exist inherently in the bellies of those who lead.
