"Every discussion in a meeting has a diminishing……" — Mark McCormack
"Every discussion in a meeting has a diminishing curve of interest. The longer the discussion goes on, the fewer people will be interested in it."
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16 Quotes by Mark McCormack
Mark McCormack has 16 quotes on this site.
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Anger can be an effective negotiating tool, but only as a calculated act, never as a reaction.
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If Thomas Edison had gone to business school, we would all be reading by larger candles.
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Concentrate on each task, whether trivial or crucial, as if it's the only thing that matters.
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All things being equal, people will do business with a friend; all things being unequal, people will still do business…
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I am convinced that most companies don't maximize their barter possibilities. Instead of aggressively reducing costs by trading their services…
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You don't have to reinvent the wheel, just attach it to a new wagon.
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Today, if someone showed me a five-year plan, I'd toss out the pages detailing Years Three, Four and Five as…
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If new ideas are the lifeblood of any thriving organisation-and, trust me, they are-managers must learn to revere, not merely…
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Short-term can be terminal.
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People retire to do what I do every day.
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To me, Arnold was a pioneer in the spirit of Thomas Edison or Benjamin Franklin, while Tiger is a pioneer…
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If you aren't afraid to fail, then you probably don't care enough about success.
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If I ever find a pitcher who has heat, a good curve, and a slider, I might seriously consider marrying…
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A smile is a curve that can straighten out a lot of problems.
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In doing your best serving others for free, a lot of eyebrows will raise and sneers will curve many a…
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The history of men of science has one peculiar advantage, as it shows the importance of little things in producing…
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The fundamental idea of these pylons, or great archways, is based on a method of construction peculiar to me, of…
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As regards obstacles, the shortest distance between two points can be a curve.
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The scientist knows very well that he is approaching ultimate truth only in an asymptotic curve and is barred from…
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When you have a large space to conquer, the curve is the natural solution.
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Wisdom can see the red, the rose, the stained and sculptured curve of grey, the charcoal scars of fire, and…
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Straight lines don't exist in the human form and are extremely rare in nature, so the human touch in the…
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The test of a round character is whether it is capable of surprising in a convincing way. If it never…
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