Effective Quotes

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With the persistence of tensions and conflicts in various parts of the world, the international community must never forget what happened at Hiroshima and Nagasaki,… — Pope John Paul II
One: There is a low limit of weight [of about] 50 pounds beyond which it is impossible for an animal to fly. Two: The animal… — Joseph LeConte
Surprise becomes effective when we suddenly face the enemy at one point with far more troops than he expected. This type of numerical superiority is… — Carl von Clausewitz
I think leadership is most effective when it's your own personality. But I feel like it's a natural progression as a quarterback, as well. — Andrew Luck
One can give or withhold in a manner far more effective, sophisticated, useful, which is quite invisible to people who think that giving or withholding… — Idries Shah
Typical pay increases are not enough to motivate employees, but they are enough to irritate them. â€¦ Even when companies create seemingly significant pay differentiation… — Jeffrey Pfeffer
An industry devoted to serving the public's right to know gives twisted and evil men the means of becoming known.Â This problem is not obviously amenable… — James Taranto
The effective exploitation of his powers of abstraction must be regarded as one of the most vital activities of a competent programmer. — Edsger Dijkstra
I don't think there's any one definition, but to do effective political work you have to have vision and practicality, and learn how to persuade… — Alan Cranston
An effective executive builds on strengths - their own strengths, the strengths of superiors, colleagues, subordinates, and on the strength of the situation. — Peter Drucker
The United States has, overall, the most effective system of higher education the world has ever known. — Clark Kerr
Prior art is as effective as US soldiers in Iraq: They control the ground they stand on, and nothing more. I used to say Vietnam,… — Richard Stallman
It's not just the kid who's spent every penny from his job to upgrade his car to tell the world he cares about sports cars,… — Richard Hammond
Despite the high salaries involved, employing economists is a cost-effective way for banks, and stockbrokers to secure exposure in the media. — Paul Ormerod
In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries you have these great nation states hurling their young men at one another. The victory was really going to… — Stephen Ambrose
Just as invasion is the true and tried weapon in the hands of capital against the class struggle, so on the other hand the fearless… — Karl Liebknecht
Fact: If you donâ€™t have an effective plan for selling, any business you get is accidental. — Todd Duncan
The Santa myth is one of the most effective means ever devised for intimidating children, eroding their self- esteem, twisting their behavior, warping their values,… — Tom Flynn
We're all flawed, but basically, effective managers are people whose flaws are not fatal under the circumstances. Maybe the best managers are simply ordinary, healthy… — Henry Mintzberg
Indeed, my conclusion from a lifetime of psychohistorical study of childhood and society is that the history of humanity is founded upon the abuse of… — Lloyd deMause

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