By far the most difficult skill I learned as a C.E.O. was the ability to manage my own psychology. Organizational design, process… — Ben Horowitz Copy Share Image
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I have survivor skills. Some of that is superficial - what I present to people outwardly - but what makes people resilient… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
To behave creatively in art means behavior with skill; and skill comes from discipline, not derangement. The artist who knows the rules… — Burne Hogarth Copy Share Image
Painting requires skill. Photography is created by the camera, and one cannot fully control what the camera sees. So people take many… — Igor Babailov Copy Share Image
Five coordinating mechanisms seem to explain the fundamental ways in which organizations coordinate their work: mutual adjustment, direct supervision, standardization of work… — Henry Mintzberg Copy Share Image
There is no substitute for skill. It is the priceless possession of every great artist in every field of endeavor. It is… — Paul LePaul Copy Share Image
I used to work as a volunteer in a hospice, but I don't have any nursing skills or cooking skills or anything,… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
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I just remember their kindness and goodness to me, and their peacefulness and their utter simplicity. They inspired real reverence, and I… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
Living alone,' November whispered, 'is a skill, like running long distance or programming old computers. You have to know parameters, protocols. You… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
We now live in a world where the most valuable skill you can sell is knowledge. Revolutions in technology and communication have… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
What you need to know to direct a movie is [of] such great variety. I've worked with people who were maestros, who… — Tony Gilroy Copy Share Image
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We can assume that most people, most of the time, are moral creatures. But imagine that this morality is like a gearshift… — Philip Zimbardo Copy Share Image
We therefore work, not for the work's sake, but for money—and money is supposed to get us what we really want in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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We underestimate the distance between ourselves and others. Not just inferential distance, but distances of temperament and ability, distances of situation and… — Eliezer Yudkowsky Copy Share Image
If you have one farm worker, typically they create three jobs with higher compensation and higher skills - the people that pack,… — Michael Bloomberg Copy Share Image
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In old age our bodies are worn-out instruments, on which the soul tries in vain to play the melodies of youth. But… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
I want to ask him where that kitchen is. Where he's from. But he seems guarded. Or maybe it's me. Maybe making… — Gayle Forman Copy Share Image
Don't ever let the other stuff get in the way of your inherent skills as a kick-butt storyteller. Move the reader, make… — James Dashner Copy Share Image
I think the lie we've told people in the marketplace is that a degree gets you a job. A degree doesn't get… — Dave Ramsey Copy Share Image
I can do the tricks and I can skate. I have great skating skills and artistry and well-choreographed programs. For me, the… — Jeremy Abbott Copy Share Image
I want a guy who is masculine, good with his hands, and able to build stuff and who has survival skills. Facial… — Chloe Sevigny Copy Share Image
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I'm close to my audience. I think I have more tools in my box than other guys who might try it. Also,… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image
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