Bill Gates Quotes
The flatter the corporate hierarchy, the more likely it is that employees will communicate bad news and act upon it.
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It is as difficult to define or classify Islamic cinema as it would be a Christian, Jewish or Buddhist one.
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Even within the last three or four years, I have a greater ability to communicate, I think. I have more courage to show the stuff... And it does take courage.
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Japan's biggest problems are conservatism and cowardice.
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Leaving Australia was the hardest thing I have ever done.
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I will forever be proud to call myself a Bruin and will never forget the memories that were made here.
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It's not that we like sad movies that make us feel like, 'Oh, my God, what a bummer.' We like emotionally moving experiences. It's nothing new. It's catharsis. It goes back to the Greeks.
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Humans can make friends easily if they are open to it and are interested in other people.
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The greatest luxury is being free.
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I discovered that men were just like everyone else, really. They liked you if you were good-tempered and easy to talk to. And being a big girl meant other females trusted you more and confided in you.
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Well, I've been a Republican for all of my voting life.
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Nobody has to tell nobody nothing,” I say, taking another step forward. “You never were a poet, were you, Todd?” he says.
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Did I choose you? Did you choose me? And what difference does it make? All that really matters, friend, is that we chose together.
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Don't think small and expect to have a big life.
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You don't know how to talk to people you don't like. Don't love, really. You can't live in the world with such strong likes and dislikes.
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Our mission is to go after Al Qaeda, not the Taliban. Right now, they are in Pakistan, not Afghanistan. We should go after them wherever they are.
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The metaphor of the king as the shepherd of his people goes back to ancient Egypt. Perhaps the use of this particular convention is due to the fact that, being stupid, affectionate, gregarious, and easily stampeded, the societies formed by sheep are most like human ones.
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I've won every title, and I've done everything in my division.
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I would rather remember even if sometimes it can be very painful.
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The point is that no matter what you do or don’t do, you are sending signals; you are intervening in the situation and therefore need to be mindful of that reality. Unless you are invisible you cannot help but communicate, so your choice of communication should be based on what kind of intervention you intend.
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The flatter the corporate hierarchy, the more likely it is that employees will communicate bad news and act upon it.
