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“The insecure manager feels that he must 'have something over' the people who work for him, and all too often that something is valuable information that the people need to do the job.”
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“In the universe there is room for an infinite series of beginnings.”
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“I revolted from sentimentality, less because it was false than because it was cruel.”
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“Writing about sex turns out to be just writing about life.”
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“In general, they refused to eat anything that hadn't danced on TV.”
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“Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: you don't give up.”
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“The true leaders — those who hold enterprises together and keep spirits high — wear no standard uniform of personality and spring from no single heritage. ... Understanding that leaders come in all flavors and sizes frees us to contemplate our own eligibility for leadership roles.”
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“People were not charmed with Eglantine because she herself was charming, but because she was charmed.”