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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I have been married for 58 years to the same woman. Our secret? Separate bathrooms.
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You have this enormous network and no one knows what's out there.
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I can't say this enough, I'm totally comfortable with my body. I like my body, I don't think it's a bad thing, I think I have a nice body, I'm happy with it.
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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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A dominant misconception among believers is that their atheist brethren are a slavering pack of hell-bound debauchees, gleefully wining and wenching their way through life while loudly professing their amorality.
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It is important not only to have the awareness and to feel impelled to become involved, it's important that there be a forum out there to which one can relate, an organization- a movement.
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I always think I'm feeling it, but unfortunately I haven't had too many great shooting nights this season. But I just kept hanging in there. It's a huge win for us.
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I had a small investment in Twofold, following guidance from my professional advisers. I had, however, claimed no tax relief of any amount in regard to this investment. Given the concerns raised about it, I have now instructed my advisors to withdraw me from the scheme with immediate effect.
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Day by day we are given not what we want but what we need. Sometimes it is a feast and sometimes...swept crumbs, but by faith we believe it is enough.
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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.
