Effective Quotes

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Imprisoning philosophy within the professionalizations and specializations of an institutionalized curriculum, after the manner of our contemporary European and North American culture, is arguably a… — Alasdair MacIntyre
Most conduct is guided by norms rather than by laws. Norms are voluntary and are effective because they are enforced by peer pressure. — Paul Collier
The fine art of executive decision consists in not deciding questions that are not now pertinent, in not deciding prematurely, in not making decisions that… — Chester Barnard
Focusing on the good isn’t just about overcoming our inner grump to see the glass half full. It’s about opening our minds to the ideas… — Shawn Achor
Breast stimulation is especially effective in starting labor at term when it is combined with sexual intercourse. Unless your partner is an abysmally poor lover,… — Ina May Gaskin
All the research shows that being married, with all its ups and downs, is by far the most effective way of making young men law-abiding… — Ferdinand Mount
Give serious thought to why your company should care about your strategy. Specifically, find problems that the board wants to be solved. What are senior… — Max McKeown
Effective leaders allow God to shape them into the kind of people they need to be for each situation they encounter. — Jim George
Having the right attitude is fundamental to being an effective leader. — Jim George
Differentiation is classroom practice that looks eyeball to eyeball with the reality that kids differ, and the most effective teachers do whatever it takes to… — Carol Ann Tomlinson
You do not need to do many different exercises to get strong - you need to get strong on a very few important exercises, movements… — Mark Rippetoe
Paradoxically one of the greatest advantages of mind maps is that they are seldom needed again. The very act of constructing a map is itself… — Peter Russell
What distinguishes exemplary boards is that they are robust, effective social systems . . .The highest performing companies have extremely contentious boards that regard dissent… — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld
I've been a very effective leader in the gay rights movement, though at times I've been controversial. — Jean O'Leary
The difference between the price we pay for a stock and its liquidation value gives us a margin of safety. This kind of investing is… — Peter Cundill
The cheapest, most effective way to connect with others is to look them in the eye. — Nicholas Boothman
Will highly comprehensible code, by virtue of being easy to modify, inevitably be supplanted by increasingly less elegant code until some equilibrium is achieved between… — Brian Foote
Terrorism really doesn't strike at physical structures as much as it strikes at ideas, and its main fear is ideas. And cartoonists are particularly effective… — Jack Ohman
To be an effective leader, you must be trustworthy. If people don’t trust you, they won’t follow you. And if they won’t follow you, your… — Quint Studer
We know that silence equals consent when atrocities are committed against innocent men, women and children. We know that indifference equals complicity when bigotry, hatred… — Gabrielle Giffords
Education cannot be effective unless it helps a child to open up himself to life. — Maria Montessori
Their task [creative artists], therefore, is to communicate directly from one inward world to another, in such a way that an actual shock of experience… — Joseph Campbell
Motivation needs to be a part of your own life for you to be effective in conveying it to others. — Zig Ziglar
Feelings follow actions. If I'm feeling low, I deliberately act cheery, and I find myself actually feeling happier. If I'm feeling angry at someone, I… — Gretchen Rubin
When it comes to solving problems of poverty, impact investing can act as a catalyst, but it is not a silver bullet. Successful businesses serving… — Jacqueline Novogratz

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