Walter Kiechel Quotes
I argue that once it became clear that the most important function of the CEO was to develop and enact the corporate strategy, that often had the effect of distancing him from people below him in the organization. It also encouraged the idea that if a CEO were a great strategist for a company in one industry, he would probably be a great strategist in another industry. And that usually hasn't proved to be the case.

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So I went to English school, secondary English school, so forget going to Mecca for my religious education.
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It is the original idea that is unique, not the object itself.
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Speed can't always get you wickets.
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Marc if you want me to go to the bottom of the pool, I'll go there.
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Beyond 2050 the world population may start to decrease if women across the world will have, on average, less than 2 children. But that decrease will be slow.
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If India has to achieve exponential growth, it would have to be on the back of strong growth in the manufacturing sector.
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I came back out here from England and I was there for a while and it was beautiful and it is just great to see London going from Spring to Summer and Autumn.
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The minimum wage was due for an increase, but it was important that we offset its cost to small businesses.
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IA is something that is proceeding very naturally, in most cases not even recognized by its developers for what it is.
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I wish all high schools could offer students the outside activities that were available at the old Harrison High on Chicago's West Side in the late '20s. They enabled me to become part of a school newspaper, drama group, football team and student government.
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Governments have monopolies on certain things, like eminent domain and deadly force.
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Venture capitalists are like lemmings jumping on the software bandwagon.
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You have this enormous network and no one knows what's out there.
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Everybody wants to solve everybody's problems.
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I know I'm fat and I know my hair is straight, but I can sing.
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The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.
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And they took twenty seven eight-by-ten color glossy photographs with circles and arrows and a paragraph on the back of each one explaining what each one was to be used as evidence against us. Took pictures of the approach, the getaway, the northwest corner the southwest corner and that's not to mention the aerial photography.
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The importance to the nation of a generously adequate food supply for the coming year cannot be overemphasized, in view of the economic problems which may arise as a result of the entrance of the United States into the war.
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No one talks about woman power. The Spice Girls - they're masquerading as little girls. It's repulsive.
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I just find the people I want to work with and put it all together, and it's a lot of hard work, and all kinds of catastrophes happen, but I don't really get too much resistance. But when you make a movie, it seems like there's nothing but resistance. It's kind of a miracle that any movie ever gets made.
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I can get where some scientists would say comedians are crazy. What you have to understand: A lot of comedians are dealing with a dark passion. A lot of these are guys coming from a tumultuous life, including myself. Some people need outlets, a way to express yourself.
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I laugh at it now, but one time I had an agent tell me I would never work in TV if I didn't get a nose job. People tell you to change yourself to fit into the L.A. scene, but the advice usually doesn't make any sense. The next agent told me my nose was great!
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I argue that once it became clear that the most important function of the CEO was to develop and enact the corporate strategy, that often had the effect of distancing him from people below him in the organization. It also encouraged the idea that if a CEO were a great strategist for a company in one industry, he would probably be a great strategist in another industry. And that usually hasn't proved to be the case.