Edwin H. Friedman Quotes
Leadership can be thought of as a capacity to define oneself to others in a way that clarifies and expands a vision of the future.
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If my love is without sacrifice, it is selfish. Such a love is barter, for there is exchange of love and devotion in return for something. It is conditional love.
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Growing up, I was taught that a woman should lower her gaze so that men could never know her thoughts. The so-called modesty of Arab women is, in fact, a war tactic.
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I'm not a psychiatrist.
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier.
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Time whizzes by when you have children. They make you aware of the passing of time, but also help keep you young.
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I was into basketball, but then once I found contact sports, it was over. I never played basketball again in my life.
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As a teenager you are at the last stage in your life when you will be happy to hear that the phone is for you.
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It's not enough to just mildly want what you want. You must wildly want what you want. Nobody ever got their greatest wishes by being wishy-washy. You need to put extreme energy into your power of intention to win what you wanna win.
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When you're in trouble, all you need is your bank card and passport, and you're fine.
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Personally, I don't like watching violence. I'd much rather see more skin.
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The fantasy that appeals most to people is the kind that's rooted thoroughly in somebody looking around a corner and thinking, 'What if I wandered into this writer's people here?' If you've done your job and made your people and your settings well enough, that adds an extra dimension that you can't buy.
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I'm addicted to the hotel life. It's humbling and fly at the same time.
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If I start working on something, I get a little too driven.
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Do I have to use my feet? Can I knock the window out with my head?
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The trouble with conservatives is that too many of them come to Washington thinking they are going to drain the swamp, only to discover that Washington is a hot tub.
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Find combinations of flavors you love and buy the best quality ingredients you can afford. Your food is only going to be as good as the sum of its parts, like anything else.
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Major organizational changes create uncertainty.
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I stopped thinking about it after trying to figure out what are the lessons learned, and there are so many. After I had basically sorted that out, I figured it's time to really look at the future and not at the past.
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People tell me I'm dancing better than ever. I don't know what happened, but I have new enthusiasm and more endurance.
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My clients were always poor folks, working folks, people who were in trouble and couldn't afford to pay a whole lot. I found it very difficult to say no to somebody who needed help, so most of my work turned out to be pro bono. It didn't start out that way, but it turned out that way because I never got paid.
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As a candidate, Obama projected himself as a new Reagan, above narrow party politics. He wanted to please all but has ended up annoying many.
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I was always such an incredible fan of John Woo, I just wanted to do this film with him.
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I did not email any classified material to anyone on my email. There is no classified material. I’m certainly well aware of the classification requirements and did not send classified material.
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Leadership can be thought of as a capacity to define oneself to others in a way that clarifies and expands a vision of the future.
