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Innovation is not about technology. It is about creating customer value.
What gets measured, gets managed. But what gets managed, must first be understood.
Effectiveness is not a gift, but a habit. Practice it.
A leader's job is to find good people, give them the tools they need, and then get out of their way.
The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.
Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.
The most valuable asset of a 21st-century institution, whether business or not, will be its knowledge workers and their productivity.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do.
Restlessness is discontent, but channeled, it is progress.
To be idle is a slow death; to be employed, a constant battle.
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams and are willing to work for them.
Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things.
The man who does nothing cuts the same sorrowful figure as he who does everything badly.
The best prize life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.
True leadership isn't about authority; it's about fostering the leader within others. Empower those around you, and watch them flourish.
Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
Your character is the foundation. Skills are the tools. Integrity ensures the structure stands.
A man may write at any time, if he will set himself doggedly to it.
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
The only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking. Don't settle.
Effective leadership isn't about command; it's about empowering others to lead themselves.
In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. Find the fun, and snap! The job's a game.
I'm not saying I'm lazy, but I once wrote a strongly worded email to a self-folding laundry machine.
If you do not take an interest in the affairs of your government, then you are doomed to live under the rule of fools.
Don't write what you think people want to read. Find your voice and write about what's in your heart.
The production of too many useful things results in too many useless people.
Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch.
Violence in real life is terrible; violence in movies can be cool. It's just another colour to work with.
True literature can exist only where it is created, not by diligent and trustworthy functionaries, but by madmen, hermits, heretics, dreamers, rebels, and skeptics.
I don't judge my characters, and that's my job not to judge them. It's my job to treat them with respect and to just look at it from their point of view.
To me, movies and music go hand in hand. When I'm writing a script, one of the first things I do is find the music I'm going to play for the opening sequence.
The first thing I learned at school was that some people are idiots; the second thing I learned was that some are even worse.
The less power a church has, the more entertainment it has.
Fashion is the healthiest motivation for losing weight.
If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you're mis-informed.
Were women to "unsex" themselves by claiming equality with men, they would become the most hateful, heathen, and disgusting of beings and would surely perish without male protection.
Don't be afraid to take time to learn. It's good to work for other people. I worked for others for 20 years. They paid me to learn.
An ambassador should study the welfare of his country, and not spend his time in feasting and riot.