Edgar Schein Quotes
When our true intentions are something other than providing help, such as getting a job done or beating someone in a game, we are most prone to falling into the traps described throughout this book.
Quotes to Explore
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Everyone has hiccups in their families.
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There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.
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The measure of a man is not how great his faith is, but how great his love is. We must not let government programs disconnect our souls from each other.
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I have always found photography magical, and became more taken with it whilst modeling.
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There had always been black people in and out of our house, and from the outset I had been taught that for them life was defined by struggle and filled with injustice.
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There's a lot of heartache because you don't always win. You need loads of determination.
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We have to still develop the Ikea group. We need many billions of Swiss francs to take on China or Russia.
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At times, training at home is a distraction, so training in Big Bear was a really good change.
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My whole life is a theater piece.
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The translator's task is to create, in his or her own language, the same tensions appearing in the original. That's hard!
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Anyone can rap if you've got brains. So I just went with it.
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Learning options will indeed mushroom for business students and leaders, but it will take prudence and shrewdness to find and utilize the best option.
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The end of the human race will be that it will eventually die of civilization.
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It's only fair that stable gay relationships of long standing should have the same rights and responsibilities as married couples. I know the image of gay marriage is to some people horrific and ludicrous.
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People resent movies that try to tell them exactly what to feel.
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I have always been the girl who keeps on trying. I try! I try!
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I think selfishly, as an actor, we always want to do more.
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Arguments over grammar and style are often as fierce as those over IBM versus Mac, and as fruitless as Coke versus Pepsi and boxers versus briefs.
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Believe me, when an actress is told that her very name is synonymous with bad acting, she's had it.
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Actors are very often people who are placed in a position where they think they have to be grateful for the job and have no control over what they play and how they play it. I was not taught that way. I completely disagree with that. I think that you have more control than you think.
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The Internet is merely a new means of communication, that's all it is. It serves the purpose of getting information, which it is fantastic at. I mean, I live by the Internet in terms of research and it's incredible - there's nothing that you can't find out about. It's not stopped me going to bookshops but I must say that I don't go into as many because any book I want.
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Tricks you need to transform something which appears fantastic, unbelievable into something plausible, credible, those I learned from journalism. The key is to tell it straight. It is done by reporters and by country folk.
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I listen to and I play all kinds of music, and I'm interested in jazz and in bluegrass - I like it all - but Cuban music speaks to me in a certain way.
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When our true intentions are something other than providing help, such as getting a job done or beating someone in a game, we are most prone to falling into the traps described throughout this book.
