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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A lot of people attack the sea, I make love to it.
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There's a huge misconception that innovation is mostly about inventing or coming up with cool new things. More often than not, innovation is about figuring out what people really need or want but can't have or afford.
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The food in the House of Commons is fairly good. The cafe in Portcullis House is really very high quality, and you also have a choice of eating in the more traditional restaurants, the Churchill Room or the Members' Dining Room. I don't often eat in them, though, as I'm usually on the run.
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Still, what I want in my life is to be willing to be dazzled - to cast aside the weight of facts and maybe even to float a little above this difficult world.
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Leadership is having a compelling vision, a comprehensive plan, relentless implementation, and talented people working together.
