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> [At the heart of any good business is a chief executive officer with one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-forbes/at-the-heart-of-any-good-business-is-a-chief-executive-officer-with/)

[Malcolm Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-forbes/)

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> [EXECUTIVE, n. An officer of the Government, whose duty it is to enforce the wishes of the legislative power until such time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/executive-n-an-officer-of-the-government-whose-duty-it-is-to-enforce/)

[Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/)

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> [An inadequate chief executive officer's time at the top is always too long no matter how short.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-forbes/an-inadequate-chief-executive-officer-s-time-at-the-top-is-always-too/)

[Malcolm Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-forbes/)

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> [EXECUTIVE, n. An officer of the Government, whose duty it is to enforce the wishes of the legislative power until such time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ambrose-bierce/executive-n-an-officer-of-the-government-whose-duty-it-is-to-enforce-2/)

[Ambrose Bierce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ambrose-bierce/)

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> [Such an executive officer the sun never shone on. I have but to show him my design, and I know that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-e-lee/such-an-executive-officer-the-sun-never-shone-on-i-have-but-to-show/)

[Robert E. Lee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-e-lee/)

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