Adrian Gostick Quotes
Managers should understand there are some simple things they can do tomorrow that will make a big difference in their culture, but so few managers do them.
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A lot of women find that their workwear acts as armour.
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Living in New York, for me at least, just keeps it very real and keeps my feet firmly planted on the ground.
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I don't make much distinction between being a stand-up comic and acting Shakespeare - in fact, unless you're a good comedian, you're never going to be able to play Hamlet properly.
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It is not from your own goods that you give to the beggar; it is a portion of his own that you are restoring to him. The Earth belongs to all. So you are paying back a debt and think you are making a gift to which you are not bound.
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I'm interested in ways that digital interfaces can be utilized as powerful narrative devices, and to engage people in new and exciting ways.
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One of the strange things about violent and authoritarian regimes is they don't like the glare of negative publicity.
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As I have seen with a lot of companies I have covered, acquisition interest can be a heady experience, and not always in a good way.
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It's always good to be known. You want to build your brand up, want to build your name.
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On The Practice, I get to do what I love to do, and I am making a contribution that will, in the end, help raise social consciousness, dispel some of the myths about being large, and change the way that people view and interact with large people.
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If I ever have sex with someone I might be able to develop a sense of humor.
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I am glad. I am now an Olympic medallist.
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Every character has their reasons - even the characters who do dumb things.
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It's understood in the newsroom: Air the Trump rallies live and uninterrupted. He may say something crazy; he often does, and it's always great television.
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I love Christopher Bailey and Burberry, Mulberry for bags, and Hudson for jeans.
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I'll never live to write all the stories I have in my head.
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Cricket pays well, so a lot of people are naturally drawn towards the game. But to carve a niche in non-cricket sports is not easy. So state governments need to be proactive. Indians need to be made aware of the power of an Olympic medal. It should be treated at par with an Oscars or a Nobel Prize.
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The first time I sang in church, when I was ten, the applause was so overwhelming that I started to weep. My mum had to rescue me from the stage.
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But when others suggested that the poor should not simply be the objects of these programs but also the subjects - that they should be actively involved in shaping the programs, making decisions about how to spend the money etc. - some of the previous supporters reconsidered.
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Every team has to understand what their ambitions are. If their ambitions are to fight for the title or win the Champions League, you must buy expensive players. Otherwise, you continue to stay in your level. It's simple.
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In short, the world abounds with simple delusions which we may call "happiness", if we be but able to entertain them.
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Chinese script is not visual but iconic and tactile. It does not disturb the tribal bonds. (p. 72)
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I was a pretty lousy bass player. But the band I was in couldn't find a bass player in our small town and it was more important to have a bass than keyboards, so that's what I did.
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Managers should understand there are some simple things they can do tomorrow that will make a big difference in their culture, but so few managers do them.
