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Friday, February 07, 2003

 

Never give in - never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force; never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy.

- Winston Churchill
speaking at Harrow School,
October 29th, 1941

Thursday, February 06, 2003

 

Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.

- Colin Powell

Wednesday, February 05, 2003

 

The flames kindled on the Fourth of July, 1776, have spread over too much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of despotism; on the contrary, they will consume these engines and all who work them.

- Thomas Jefferson to John Adams, 1821

Tuesday, February 04, 2003

 

Some men give up their designs when they have almost reached the goal; while others, on the contrary, obtain a victory by exerting, at the last moment, more vigorous efforts than ever before.

- Herodotus

Monday, February 03, 2003

 

Good leaders make people feel that they're at the very heart of things, not at the periphery. Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference to the success of the organization. When that happens people feel centered and that gives their work meaning.

- Warren Bennis