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Inspirational Quotes by Max De Pree
- Without forgiveness, there can be no real freedom to act within a group.
- The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.
- A friend of mine characterizes leaders simply like this: Leaders don't inflict pain. They bear pain.
- We can teach ourselves to see things the way they ARE. Only with vision can we begin to see things the way they CAN BE.
- We see a decline of civility, and, sadly, it’s often modeled by the very people from whom we have the least right to expect it.
- Jazz, like leadership, combines the unpredictability of the future with the gifts of individuals.
- Leaders don't inflict pain - they share pain.
- Leadership is much more an art, a belief, a condition of the heart, than a set of things to do.
- The signs of outstanding leadership appear primarily among the followers.
More Inspirational Quotes
- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento