Distance Quote by James M Strock Download Open image “Ronald Reagan memorably combined intimacy with distance.” — James M Strock ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (10 ratings) Copy quoteShare Distance Intimacy Romance
While many of us never knew Ronald Reagan personally, we felt close to him because we shared his lighthearted sense of humor, admired his… — Randy Forbes Copy Share Image
Ronald Reagan was a traditionalist - who purposefully, effectively unleashed innovation and change in himself, in the nation, and in the world. He was… — James M Strock Copy Share Image
“In my fifty years of public life, I have never seen a man [Ronald Reagan] more popular with the American people” — Tip O'Neill Copy Share Image
It is interesting to see how far we've come as a society since then. But also how everybody keeps touching [Ronald] Reagan and trying… — Cynthia Nixon Copy Share Image
President Reagan achieved such successes because when you sat in a room with him, there could be over 1,000 people in the room, yet… — Elton Gallegly Copy Share Image
First, President Reagan was not enthusiastic. But I built up a relationship with him in other areas and then persuaded him that this was… — Brian Mulroney Copy Share Image
[Ronald] Reagan talked to people across the world and he was very successful in communicating and treating people with dignity and respect, but putting… — Reince Priebus Copy Share Image
Ronald Reagan's biographer wrote of the former president's final days: "for all the intimate familiarity of that face and body, I did not feel… — Edwin Morris Copy Share Image
Reagan's half a disciple of Benjamin Franklin. He believes in early to bed. — Lyn Nofziger Copy Share Image
I had the pleasure of knowing Ronald Reagan before he became Governor of California. He was a truly great human being and we usually… — James Arness Copy Share Image
Ronald Reagan was unusual in being an authentic personality. Unlike many professional actors - and politicians - he was much the same behind the… — James M Strock Copy Share Image
When Americans decry our politicians, we must remember that ultimately, politicians reflect us. When we demand more than mediocrity - and the passing comforts… — James M Strock Copy Share Image
William Ewart Gladstone is credited with the credo that a prime minister must be a "good butcher." The metaphor is apt insofar as the… — James M Strock Copy Share Image
I attended law school, the progression into a career in corporate law was almost foreordained. I set about to craft a career reflective of… — James M Strock Copy Share Image
I would suggest two approaches to begin the leadership journey in earnest. First would be to ask oneself, in every interaction with others over the course of a single day: How can you best serve this person? Another approach would be to attempt, over the course of a single day, to reframe your declarative statements into questions. The thoughtful use… — James M Strock Copy Share
If leadership is, fundamentally, about serving others, then any one person should be able to move between being a "leader" and a "follower." — James M Strock Copy Share Image
Theodore Roosevelt is a natural choice for leadership education. Along with many other observers, I believe he was among the greatest of leaders to… — James M Strock Copy Share Image
I've benefited greatly from studying many effective people from history. Among those who've influenced me the most are Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, and Winston… — James M Strock Copy Share Image
Legal training has been quite useful in developing critical thinking. Whether one attains it in mathematics, philosophy or law, an analytic grounding can add… — James M Strock Copy Share Image
Wal-Mart, with its legendary focus on customer value in terms of price, is innovating in sustainability. Now, we're beginning to see the mirror image, a convergence, as the not-for-profit sector is beginning to serve more effectively by applying private sector accountability and efficiencies to social needs. This reflects a rising recognition that to serve others best requires more than good… — James M Strock Copy Share
Woodrow Wilson administration ended in tragedy, with his insistence on governing following his disabling stroke. I suspect President Wilson is often graded on a… — James M Strock Copy Share Image
I often encountered books by academics and others who had not actually done what they had written about. They tend to create artificial simplicity; their prose doesn't have the vigor of "lived words." On the other hand, many practitioners lack the context or introspection to make their experiences and understandings transferable - and, in our time, many don't actually write… — James M Strock Copy Share
In a time when our nation is engaged in multiple, long-term wars, it's critical that "the military" not become an abstraction to the vast… — James M Strock Copy Share Image
I raised another shot. "That sound you hear is the heads of moral conservatives spontaneously exploding in the distance. — Rob Thurman Copy Share Image
I think hair gel was invented to make it easier to identify assholes from a distance. — Demetri Martin Copy Share Image
Prison experience puts distance between me and any person who hasn't been there, done that. — Patricia McConnell Copy Share Image
At a distance, we cannot conceive of the authority of a despot who knows all his subjects on sight. — Stendhal Copy Share Image
When somebody mentions that I did a play with George C. Scott, I'm like, it can't have happened. What was I doing on a… — Paul Dano Copy Share Image
She watched the prairies the rivers, the towns slipping past at an untouchable distance below - and she noted that the sense of detachment one feels when looking at the earth from a plane was the same sense she felt when looking at people: only her distance from people seemed longer. - Dagny Taggart — Ayn Rand Copy Share
Memories seem to surface in no particular order, with no time attached. Yesterday can seem as distant as last year. My life now consists of fragments where some are so blinding in their intensity that they make everything else indistinguishable. It feels as if my existence was extinguished in a flash, and afterwards my universe became incomprehensible. I want to… — Linda Olsson Copy Share
I've never bought this idea of taking a therapeutic distance. If I see a student or house staff cry, I take great faith in… — Abraham Verghese Copy Share Image
Combining the experience of a seasoned university president with the analysis of a respected legal scholar, Derek Bok explores what he concludes are 'signs of excessive commercialization in every part of the university.' His somber assessment of the current state of athletics, scientific research, and distance education, and his call for review and restraint, should engage the attention of every… — Frank H. T. Rhodes Copy Share
To be a champion long-distance runner you have to run on the edge of death. — Toshihiko Seko Copy Share Image
The sectaries of a persecuted religion, depressed by fear, animated with resentment, and perhaps heated by enthusiasm, are seldom in a proper temper of… — Edward Gibbon Copy Share Image
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