Simon Sinek Quotes

If we inspire people, they will give us more than we asked for. If we manipulate them, they will give us exactly what we paid for

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• It is with obedience to your call that I take up the burden of government leadership for the final time.

  

  Kamisese Mara
  • Up
  • Time
  • Government

• My favorite books are psychology, self-help, and I'm fascinated by Jung, by dream work.

  

  Laura Dern
  • Work
  • Help
  • Dream

• There are grave misgivings that the discussion on ecology may be designed to distract attention from the problems of war and poverty.

  

  Indira Gandhi
  • May
  • War
  • Attention

• I naturally like that dreamy, shoegazey sound on my vocals. A lot of reverb helps, and so do a lot of delay effects on everything.

  

  Washed Out
  • Sound
  • Everything
  • Delay

• You have to love your body, respect it, and treat it well.

  

  Irina Shayk
  • Love
  • Respect
  • Treat

• That's the funniest thing about portraying certain things on screen, sitting next to your parents and they get to see this glimpse of me kissing another guy.

  

  Kate Bosworth
  • Parents
  • See
  • Kissing

• I like Jaykae. He's a great artist, and I absolutely love Dr. Dre's album and a bit of Calvin Harris now and then.

  

  Adam Peaty
  • Great
  • Like
  • Artist

• I'm not a journalist. I have not gone to school for this.

  

  Hailey Gates
  • School
  • Gone
  • Journalist

• My role in the White House was grossly exaggerated by the press. Fortunately for the American people, when the president had to make a critical economic decision or a decision on a weapons system, he did not turn to me and say, 'Hamilton, what in the hell do I do?'

  

  Hamilton Jordan
  • People
  • American
  • House

• I was good at math, math was my thing - but I was not nearly good enough to be an astrophysicist. I was way outta my league. I realized this very quickly.

  

  Sam Trammell
  • Good
  • Way
  • Enough

• I have feelings that are to the right, and I have feelings that land on the left side of the aisle. The thing is if you have 10 views that land you on the left side of the aisle and two views that land you on the right side of the aisle, then people just put you on the right side of the aisle. I'm not sure why.

  

  Adam Carolla
  • People
  • Why
  • Feelings

• Congress is, after all, not a body of laymen unfamiliar with the commonplaces of our law. This legislation was the formulation of the two Judiciary Committees, all of whom are lawyers, and the Congress is predominately a lawyers' body.

  

  Felix Frankfurter
  • Law

• Far from it be the notion that the Supreme Being is corporeal, having a material form.

  

  Maimonides

• It's one thing to make something, and then it's another thing to put it in front of other people.

  

  Lucy Dacus
  • People

• I'm very happy. I like my work and the various aspects of it - going around the world, teaching the gospel according to St. Albert.

  

  Albert Ellis
  • World
  • Work
  • Happy

• I'm not even sure I want to use the term 'coming out.'

  

  Binyavanga Wainaina

• Six months after that, I left Taiwan, first for Hong Kong and then for mainland China, where I spent another three months studying still more Chinese and generally kicking around the country.

  

  Eric Allin Cornell
  • Country
  • Chinese

• I made the conscious decision to not have kids, and I didn't want to be married.

  

  Loni Love
  • Kids
  • Decision

• I think the sitcom is the format for television. It's the essential form, and it represents more of the canon of TV, which is why I latched onto it.

  

  Martine Syms
  • Why

• Were the Inhabitants of Italy charming as their Country, all other Regions would be depopulated I think.

  

  Bill Vaughan
  • Thinking
  • Country
  • Charm

• The practice of altruism is the authentic way to live as a human being, and it is not just for religious people. As human beings, our purpose is to live meaningful lives, to develop a warm heart. There is meaning in being everyone's friend. The real source of peace amongst our families, friends and neighbours is love and compassion.

  

  Dalai Lama
  • People
  • Live
  • Real

• Being a musician, it's my job to be real and be true to whoever I am. Hopefully that will inspire other people. I hope it inspires people to be themselves and be comfortable in your own skin.

  

  Yuna
  • People
  • Real
  • Job

• If we inspire people, they will give us more than we asked for. If we manipulate them, they will give us exactly what we paid for

  

  Simon Sinek
  • Inspire
  • Manipulation
  • Manipulate