Edgar Schein Quotes
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When you are doing a show, it can get really dull. You are sitting so long while they set up the lights, then you say a couple of lines, then they tear down the lights again. At least stunts are something that uses your physical energy a great deal.
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I was myself brought up with my brother, whose name was Matthias, for he was my own brother, by both father and mother; and I made mighty proficiency in the improvements of my learning, and appeared to have both a great memory and understanding.
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Security for agriculture merits serious concern by not only the agricultural community but our nation as a whole. The risk to the U.S. food supply and overall economy is real.
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Google is working on self-driving cars, and they seem to work. People are so bad at driving cars that computers don't have to be that good to be much better.
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Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.
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It's not until the very last phase that you know how good the works are going to be.
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I took a political stance early on, but I don't think my work is overtly political. I respond to events.
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We midwives and physicians have a lot to teach each other.
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Americans don't want cowboys to be gay.
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Where there is politics or economics, there is no morality.
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Loopt wouldn't have happened without Y Combinator.
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I want to be the poster girl for engineers and computer nerds.
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As Commander in Chief, I will maintain the strongest military in the world, keep faith with our troops and go after those who would do us harm. But after a decade of war, I think we all recognize we've got to do some nation building here at home, rebuilding our roads, our bridges and especially caring for our Veterans who sacrificed so much for our freedom.
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We become who we hang out with.
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One cannot be successful on visible figures alone ... the most important figures that one needs for management are unknown or unknowable, but successful management must nevertheless take account of them.
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There is only one reality, but there are many ways that reality can be interpreted.
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The beginning of knowledge is the intention, then listening, then understanding, then action, then preservation, and then spreading it.
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It's strange but I suppose I'm one of those senior players now and I'll be helping the young players as much as I can.
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We have to change the kind of free trade deals we sign. We would have to change the absolutely central role of frenetic consumption in our culture. We would have to change the role of money in politics and our political system.
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Relationships, like cars, should undergo regular services to make sure they are still roadworthy.
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