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Therapy is the boat across the river, but most don't want to get off. Don't blame, forgive, All healing is self-healing

The question who ought to be boss is like who ought to be the tenor in the quartet? Obviously, the man who can sing tunor.

The real beginning of influence comes as others sense you are being influenced by them - when they feel understood by you - that you have listened deeply and sincerely, and that you are open.

The really great athletes make their news on the field, not off the field.

There are no office hours for leaders.

There are certain bridges that are not worth crossing, no matter what others think. Loyalty and relationships are important.

There are no reluctant leaders. A real leader must really want the job. . . . If you find the need for a leader and have to coax or urge your selection, you'll be well advised to pass him over. He's not the man you need.

There are no dumb questions?only dumb answers.

There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.

There are many qualities that make a great leader. But having strong beliefs, being able to stick with them through popular and unpopular times, is the most important characteristic of a great leader.

There are no working hours for leaders.

There are those who would misteach us that to stick in a rut is consistency - and a virtue, and that to climb out of the rut is inconsistency - and a vice.

There are three secrets to managing. The first secret is have patience. The second is be patient. And the third most important secret is patience.

There are risks and costs to action. But they are far less than the long range risks of comfortable inaction.

The reason we're here today is because years ago God broke Reggie Joiner's heart over the state of children.

There clearly are cases where evil people exist, but you don't have to violate the privacy of every single citizen of America to find them.

There are two kinds of pride, both good and bad. 'Good pride' represents our dignity and self-respect. 'Bad pride' is the deadly sin of superiority that reeks of conceit and arrogance.

There are two kinds of stones, as everyone knows, one of which rolls.

There comes a point when a man must refuse to answer to his leader if he is also to answer to his own conscience.

There goes my people. I must follow them, for I am their leader.

There has not yet been a major ground offensive battle... There are, we know, negotiations going on between the opposition forces and the Taliban leadership for surrender.

There is a big difference between being a leader and actually leading.

There has never been a statue erected to honor a critic.

There has been a comparatively greater proportion of good queens, than of good kings.

There is an irresistible demand to strengthen the leadership of the constructive forces of the world at the present momentous time. This is true because of stupendous, almost unbelievable changes which have taken place in recent years on every continent.

There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that once unleashed can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.

There is a difference between people who are educated and people who are smart.

There is a difference between having a vision and suffering from a hallucination.

There is a direct correlation between the books you read and the success you achieve.

There is no debate in the scientific community...We need [Congress] to change things, not to deny what's happening.

There is a troublesome humor some men have, that if they may not lead, they will not follow; but had rather a thing were never done, than not done their own way, tho' other ways very desirable.

There is no doubt about it: we are judged by our language as much as (perhaps more than) we are judged by our appearance, our choice of associates, our behavior. Language communicates so much more than ideas; it reveals our intelligence, our knowledge of a topic, our creativity, our ability to think, our self-confidence, et cetera.

There is no fun equal to the satisfaction of doing one's best. The things that are most worthwhile in life are really those within the reach of almost every normal human being who cares to seek them out.

There is no algorithm for creativity.

There is no higher religion than human service. To work for the common good is the greatest creed.

There is no mystery about successful business.... Exclusive attention to the person who is speaking to you.

There is no 'grand conspiracy' preventing your from accomplishing what you need to do.

There is no record in the Bible of a weak man falling.

There is no separation of mind and emotions; emotions, thinking, and learning are all linked.

There is no sin in not liking to play; it's a mistake for a boy to be there if he doesn't want to.

There is no such thing as a perfect leader either in the past or present, in China or elsewhere. If there is one, he is only pretending, like a pig inserting scallions into its nose in an effort to look like an elephant.

There is no persuasiveness more effectual than the transparency of a single heart, of a sincere life.

There is no substitute for accurate knowledge. Know yourself, know your business, know your men.

There is no morality without temptation; otherwise it is just lack of opportunity.

There is nothing more difficult to plan, more doubtful of success, nor more dangerous to manage than the creation of a new order of things..... Whenever his enemies have occasion to attack the innovator they do so with the passion of partisans, while the others defend him sluggishly so that the innovator and his party alike are vulnerable.

There is nothing more powerful as attitude.

There is no worse mistake in public leadership than to hold out false hope soon to be swept away.

There is no way to be a perfect mother, and a million ways to be a good one.

There is one lesson from the past, in particular, that we cannot afford to ignore: You cannot make progress on gender equality or broader human development, without safeguarding women's reproductive health and rights.

There is only one thing worse than training employees and losing them, and that's not training them and keeping them