Chris Argyris Quotes
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I have a strong upper body; I'm an arms swimmer, and I always have been.
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No 17-year-old is just one thing, especially in this day and age. Kids are into all sorts of things.
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Carbon's eastern neighbor on the table, nitrogen, dresses up diamonds in pinks, yellows, oranges, and brownish tints known romantically as 'champagne.'
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Men of age object too much, consult too long, adventure too little, repent too soon, and seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of success.
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What's lost in this whole debate, unfortunately, is that Social Security is not a giveaway where we take money to give to other people. It's a contract with the government... that's worked for 75 years. It's the most successful government program that we've ever had.
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We like our archetypes and heroes to be what they are at face value. And life doesn't work out like that.
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Only a few good leaders have paused to reflect seriously on being leaders.
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The gravest risks from al Qaeda combine its affinity for big targets and its announced desire for weapons of mass destruction.
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Acting was something I had to do.
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I should have a better CV, and that's knocked me into believing that I have to grab these opportunities while I can.
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Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?
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Why are we building golf courses? Because we enjoy being outside, bringing man and nature together.
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I want to live in Kolkata; I don't want to live in Europe - I can't write there. I write in Bengali, and I need to be surrounded by the Bengali language and culture.
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To be happy is to be able to become aware of oneself without fright.
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'Mr Selfridge' is a lot more accessible than shows like 'Downton.' Everyone knows the store, but not everyone knows the story. Having this store as the backdrop with all of society working under one roof, I think it really captures people's imaginations.
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What makes the production of my work so expensive? The whole installation thing - the construction, the objects, the technology. It really adds up.
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I would have to be able to come and go as I please. I could not sit in some office.
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Advancement only comes with habitually doing more than you are asked.
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A villain who shares one's guilt is inevitably more attractive than a hero convinced of one's innocence.
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Good is positive. Evil is merely privative, not absolute: it is like cold, which is the privation of heat. All evil is so much death or nonentity. Benevolence is absolute and real. So much benevolence as a man hath, so much life hath he.
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I think the key is to give the reader characters they not only care about, but identify with, and to never take away all hope.
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Chevy Stevens is in top form. ALWAYS WATCHING is a tense and twisty exploration of dark memories, hidden pasts, and a place that seems like heaven but might be hell. This is a deep and exciting novel, as unsettling as it is gripping.
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Managers who are skilled communicators may also be good at covering up real problems.
