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Aim Quote by Dee Hock

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“Simple, clear purpose and principles give rise to complex intelligent behavior. Complex rules and regulations give rise to simple stupid behavior.”

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If you're in such a position of power and your ego is such that this is not possible, then its essential to have a…

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You learn nothing form your successes except to think too much of yourself. It is from failure that all growth comes, provided you can…

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To put it another way, I believe that purpose and principle, clearly understood and articulated, and commonly shared, are the genetic code of any…

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Every mind is a room packed with archaic furniture.

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It won't do away with hierarchy totally, but the principal leader will be the person who most exemplifies the kind of organization and behavior…

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Lead yourself, lead your superiors, lead your peers, and free your people to do the same. All else is trivia.

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The closest thing to a law of nature in business is that form has an affinity for expense, while substance has an affinity for…

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It is not making better people of others that management is about. It's about making a better person of self. Income, power, and titles…

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Money motivates neither the best people, nor the best in people. It can move the body and influence the mind, but it cannot touch…

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We don't have to remain in this radically destructive mind-set and institutional-set. We can change, and the natural order of things could emerge in…

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The essence of community, its heart and soul, is the non-monetary exchange of value; things we do and share because we care for others,…

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Life will never surrender its secrets to a yardstick.

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If you aim at nothing, you will hit it every time.

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A good aim surveys the present state of experience of pupils, and forming a tentative plan of treatment, keeps the plan constantly in view…

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The Christian man must aim at that complete obedience to God in which life finds its highest happiness, its greatest good, its perfect consummation,…

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He [an earnest young reporter] seemed to share the view of many intelligent, well-educated, well-meaning people that, while adult literature may aim to be…

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In Bosnia, little children shot in the head by a guy who thinks it's okay to aim his gun at a child.

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Design certainly has a cosmetic, aesthetic aim. It always aims at making things beautiful. But relevance is just as important. I often say, 'If…

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My aim was to make money for the bank. You lose track of the amounts involved when you are engaged in this kind of…

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My only aim is to clock a time that everyone remembers.

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My main aim has always been to do good quality films with roles that have some substance. With Power and Beauty there were loads…

Natasha Henstridge

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I really enjoyed it - being involved in watching rushes and playback [in "The Invisible Woman"]. Ralph [Fiennes] was very open to my input,…

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My aim is to be counted among the top players.

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The single aim of my life is that every child is: free to be a child, free to grow and develop, free to eat,…

Kailash Satyarthi

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