Alan Mulally Quotes
Leadership is having a compelling vision, a comprehensive plan, relentless implementation, and talented people working together.
Quotes to Explore
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Ikea people do not drive flashy cars or stay at luxury hotels.
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I've never had to explain 'Prometheus' to people, ever. Most people get it.
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I made lots of talks and challenged lots of people.
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George Bush doesn't care about black people.
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In New York, you walk everywhere, so you're amongst people all of the time, and everybody is in a hurry and going somewhere or has something on their minds. And in L.A., it's still much more of a laid-back life, at least in my experience.
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I used to always run off at the mouth and talk about people. I just didn't know that it would make a living for me.
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My hope for this country is that we remain a people who value freedom, who have the courage to face the realities with faithful hearts instead of anxious ones.
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That's where the good ideas come from: the people, not the boardroom. But you have to be willing to put in the legwork.
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Personally, I believe in self-determination, but in the context of one South Africa - so that my self-determination is based in this region, and with my people.
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I hate wasting people's time.
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'Jaws' was the ultimate man vs. nature movie, and it was a movie that was basically three people against the elements, so that was the biggest influence on 'Frozen.'
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People give us credit only for what we ourselves believe.
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Some people think the world will end in 2012. I think we've got until 2014. I'm an optimist.
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I just think it's shocking how many of these young people wind up in prison and they get turned into hardcore criminals because they had a possession of a very small amount of controlled substance.
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I practice yoga at home to a TV show called 'Inhale,' taught by Steve Ross. I figured that if the people on the show could stretch that deep then I could too. I ended up pulling my hip flexor. But that's how I met my husband. Paul was the physical therapist my coach called to meet with me after hours.
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Storytelling is fine as long as you can encourage people to act on the stories.
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I want everybody to run at the same speed as me. But some people are more conscientious, they think more and they plan more. And they're more careful.
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Obviously people read the books in order to be entertained.
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Doing photo booths and signings, and doing all of that for charity, and having dance parties every night, is so much fun. I like to dance, and I know other people that like to dance. It's a great way to celebrate the time that we're all down there together.
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I would love to play Jimi Hendrix.
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Broadway musicals, where you sing the whole time, I really don't like; I like alternating dialogue and music.
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We were very creative. There was nothing contrived about us. No one telling us what to do, what to wear, what to sing. We wrote our own material, chose our producers.
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I haven't stopped writing which is good. I'm scared to stop completely otherwise it might lead to stagnancy.
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Leadership is having a compelling vision, a comprehensive plan, relentless implementation, and talented people working together.
