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title: "6 Important Positions Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [You know, I think when people are in important positions in big organizations, they often get tied up with the minutia of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chesley-sullenberger/you-know-i-think-when-people-are-in-important-positions-in-big/)

[Chesley Sullenberger](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chesley-sullenberger/)

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> [...mediocre people find their way into positions of authority...because when it comes to even the most important positions, our selection decisions are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-gladwell/mediocre-people-find-their-way-into-positions-of-authority-because/)

[Malcolm Gladwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-gladwell/)

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> [This... there's nothing more difficult than this. Because we have really, truly good white people in important positions. And the fact of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-lloyd/this-there-s-nothing-more-difficult-than-this-because-we-have-really/)

[Mark Lloyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-lloyd/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3f/mark-lloyd-64892_white-people_this-there-s-nothing-more-difficult-than_1442473.jpg)

> [A reporter told me it is very rare to see a woman of my age in the movies. Right! In the movies!…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sonia-braga/a-reporter-told-me-it-is-very-rare-to-see-a-woman-of-my-age-in-the/)

[Sonia Braga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sonia-braga/)

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> [There's plenty of talented women. Why do men take over the important positions? It's simple. Love, family, children - a woman doesn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marina-abramovic/there-s-plenty-of-talented-women-why-do-men-take-over-the-important/)

[Marina Abramovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marina-abramovic/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2ef/marina-abramovic-1502_children_there-s-plenty-of-talented-women-why-do_1953158.jpg)

> [Boris Nemtsov, left his mark on the history of Russia, in politics and public life. He worked on important positions in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-putin/boris-nemtsov-left-his-mark-on-the-history-of-russia-in-politics-and/)

[Vladimir Putin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-putin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4c/vladimir-putin-261_country_boris-nemtsov-left-his-mark-on-the-histo_1985731.jpg)

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