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When the tyrant has disposed of foreign enemies by conquest or treaty and there is nothing to fear from them, then he is always stirring up some war or other, in order that the people may require a leader.

—Plato

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You must have a positive self perception in order to transcend anything.

—Steve Maraboli

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Somewhere there's a score being kept, so you have an obligation to live life as well as you can, be as engaged as you can. The human condition means that we can zone out and forget what the hell we're doing.

—Bill Murray

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Great leadership does not mean running away from reality. Sometimes the hard truths might just demoralize the company, but at other times sharing difficulties can inspire people to take action that will make the situation better.

—John Kotter

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Extend beyond your preconceived limits!

—Lorii Myers

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Life itself still remains a very effective therapist.

—Karen Horney

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Cause change and lead; accept change and survive; resist change and die.

—Ray Norda

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An idea isn't worth that much. It's the execution of the idea that has value. If you can't convince one other person that this is something to devote your life to, then it's not worth it.

—Joel Spolsky

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Better fare hard with good men than feast it with bad.

—Thomas Paine

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Age is opportunity no less/ Than youth itself, though in another dress,/ And as the evening twilight fades away/ The sky is filled with stars, invisible by day.

—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.

—Og Mandino

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Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience.

—Victoria Holt

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It is a mistake to hire huge numbers of people to get a complicated job done. Numbers will never compensate for talent in getting the right answer (two people who don't know something are no better than one), will tend to slow down progress, and will make the task incredibly expensive.

—Elon Musk

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He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.

—Mohamad Ali

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Bigamy is having one wife too many. Monogamy is the same.

—Oscar Wilde

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