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> [I don't have specific people. There are so many people that I admire and there's directors that I'm desperate to work with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-dornan/i-don-t-have-specific-people-there-are-so-many-people-that-i-admire/)

[Jamie Dornan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-dornan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea7/jamie-dornan-5782_admire_i-don-t-have-specific-people-there-are-s_709112.jpg)

> [I think whenever we think of our hometowns, we tend to think of very specific people: with whom you rode on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-carol-oates/i-think-whenever-we-think-of-our-hometowns-we-tend-to-think-of-very/)

[Joyce Carol Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-carol-oates/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10e/joyce-carol-oates-344_bus_i-think-whenever-we-think-of-our-hometow_957172.png)

> [There's a fine line in being too specific so you can't be too flexible, and being too vague in being specific and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-nussle/there-s-a-fine-line-in-being-too-specific-so-you-can-t-be-too/)

[Jim Nussle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-nussle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dee/jim-nussle-42891_fine_there-s-a-fine-line-in-being-too-specifi_1265037.jpg)

> [“Avoid the anonymous “we” and “they,” because they mask personal responsibility. Things don’t just happen by themselves—they happen because specific people did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/avoid-the-anonymous-we-and-they-because-they-mask-personal/)

[Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ee/ray-dalio-299_personal-responsibil_avoid-the-anonymous-we-and-they-because_1458516.jpg)

> [“The most highly successful people I have met and worked with all have a major driving force based upon specific people or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nate-green/the-most-highly-successful-people-i-have-met-and-worked-with-all-have/)

[Nate Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nate-green/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aba/nate-green-12475_developing-leadershi_the-most-highly-successful-people-i-have_2803113.jpg)

> [“Bad outcomes don’t just happen; they occur because specific people make, or fail to make, specific decisions”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-dalio/bad-outcomes-don-t-just-happen-they-occur-because-specific-people/)

[Ray Dalio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-dalio/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/265/ray-dalio-299_decision-making_bad-outcomes-don-t-just-happen-they-occu_3181159.jpg)

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