Doug McMillon Quotes
As a leader during transformation, you have to be out in front — show that you want to learn, be curious, introduce new ideas, ask questions.
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I learn something in the interviews from time to time.
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I was asking Charlie the most important questions, and you heard the answers.
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Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.
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The congressmen and senators used to go have a drink in D.C. They would disagree all day long, but they would find that time to sit down and learn about each other personally. I think that's totally wiped out; I don't think it really exists anymore.
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Americans are people who prefer the Continent to their own country, but refuse to learn its languages.
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L.A. is a very strange place. On the surface, it has an innocent appearance, like the stranger with the pleasant face that smiles and shakes your hand. But then you learn it is actually a lot less nice than you think, and there's a whole deeper, darker level.
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As a former minority leader who became the first Republican Speaker of the House in Florida since Reconstruction, I know that leadership is not an easy task.
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If you have real passion for a career in game shows, be willing to serve an apprenticeship; it's the best way to learn.
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If you call yourself a leader, then you have to be decisive. If you're decisive, then you have the chance to be a leader. These are two sides to the same coin.
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I never went to drama school, but I did learn a couple of things along the way.
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I am so proud to have the endorsement of a distinguished leader like Glenn Poshard.
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As even a democracy like the United States has shown, waging war can benefit a leader in several ways: it can rally citizens around the flag, it can distract them from bleak economic times, and it can enrich a country's elites.
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I had a lot of times with Wales as well when we were getting beat - and beaten well - and you learn to deal with it. You learn that next time it happens, you roll your sleeves up and give everything for the team.
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And on the other hand, we see that the Israeli government is attacking that part of the Palestinian leader.
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You learn a whole lot more about a person if they have bad breaks and all those kind of things.
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At 20 and 30, we are like travelers in a foreign country, reading the guide book to learn how to behave, to learn when the post office is open. Trivia looms important; critical issues fade into a pastel background, unrecognized.
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When I came back to India after Harvard Business School, I started as a lawyer and as a trade union leader.
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Nelson Mandela was an outstanding leader and a mentor for me. I was in South Africa at the time he was released. I was in South Africa when he was inaugurated as the first president.
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I have always thirsted for knowledge, I have always been full of questions.
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I started out playing big bands shows and different things. I was with several different small bands and groups, doing comedy and singing, emceeing, and I got a break with a very big star of the late fifties whose name was Tommy Sands.
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I had a terrible vision: I saw an encyclopedia walk up to a polymath and open him up.
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As a leader during transformation, you have to be out in front — show that you want to learn, be curious, introduce new ideas, ask questions.
