Abnormal Quote by Jeffrey Pfeffer Download Open image “You can't be normal and expect abnormal returns.” — Jeffrey Pfeffer ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Abnormal Inspirational Normal Return
No matter how skillful the trading scheme, over the long haul, abnormal returns are sustained only through abnormal exposure to risk. — Alan Greenspan Copy Share Image
Normal is just the deviation from that what seems to matter of only that what is not in general doing so, usually. — Alexander Fennis Copy Share Image
I wouldn't say I'm normal. But I'm relatively stable. When I think of normal, I think of mediocrity, and mediocrity scares the f--- out… — Gillian Anderson Copy Share Image
Normal is not something to aspire to, it's something to get away from. — Jodie Foster Copy Share Image
Trust is about keeping commitments, but in many instances, circumstances change and organizations therefore shed commitments, things such as retiree medical benefits, pension obligations,… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
Business school graduates from the best schools earn large salaries and frequently rise to positions of great power. It would be nice if they… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
The individual attributes of warmth and competence are often perceived to be negatively correlated. That doesn't mean they actually are, but that's how people… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
Today, if the CEO thinks it's a good idea, it's done everywhere; if the CEO thinks it's a bad idea, it's done nowhere. We… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
Almost no one as I think most leadership books are a joke. They are, as I note in Leadership BS, frequently based on wishes… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
Authenticity seems like sort of a joke. Actually I believe it was the late comedian George Burns who said, "if you can fake sincerity,… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
Everyone faces defeats, setbacks, reversals of fortune. But just like water wearing away rock, persistence triumphs. Resilience is one of the most important qualities… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
Many companies believe incentives, financial incentives, are the answer to every problem or issue. But people are motivated by much more than money. In… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
Leaders are not modest, and more importantly, the extensive social science research on narcissism, self-promotion, and similar constructs shows that these qualities and behaviors… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
I completely reject the idea that working adults need to be treated like infants or worse and not told the realities, harsh or not,… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
The stories leaders and others tell, few of which are true, are a lousy foundation on which to base any sort of science, and… — Jeffrey Pfeffer Copy Share Image
While sleep is clearly vital to emotional well-being, what is it, exactly, about sleep that is so necessary? As it turns out, mood disorders… — Andrew Weil Copy Share Image
I think the thing that music can do is be unsettling. It is abnormal - music that's perceived to be different in an unresolved… — Bear McCreary Copy Share Image
You don't want to love - your eternal and abnormal craving is to be loved. You aren't positive, you're negative. You absorb, absorb, as… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It may be an extreme example brought about by abnormal circumstances - but the criteria of human rights kick in, surely, precisely when the… — Breyten Breytenbach Copy Share Image
Depression is not caused by a chemical imbalance in the brain, and it is not cured by medication. Depression may not even be an… — Irving Kirsch Copy Share Image
“A ‘normal person’ is what is left after society has squeezed out all unconventional opinions and aspirations out of a human being.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
In the theory of gender I began from zero. There is no masculine power or privilege I did not covet. But slowly, step by… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
Fury is an entirely appropriate response to a system that sends young people to kill other young people in a war that never should… — Naomi Klein Copy Share Image
I guess I'm attracted to these off beat roles because my life has been a bit abnormal. The only thing I have a problem… — Johnny Depp Copy Share Image
My work involves the physical manifestation of emotional reality. Thus, the invisible becomes visible; the normal, abnormal; and the familiar, unfamiliar. Ordinary life is… — Sandy Skoglund Copy Share Image
Victory is the normal experience of a Christian; defeat should be the abnormal experience. — Watchman Nee Copy Share Image
