Effective Quotes - page 8

The most effective leaders of companies in transition are the quiet, unassuming people whose inner wiring is such that the worst circumstances bring out their best. They're unflappable, they're ready to die if they have to. But you can trust that, when bad things are happening, they will become clearheaded and focused. (James C. Collins)
Strong men have sound ideas and the force to make these ideas effective. View quote
Andrew Mellon
If a mathematician wishes to disparage the work of one of his colleagues, say, A, the most effective method he finds for doing this is to ask where the results can be applied. The hard pressed man, with his back against the wall, finally unearths the researches of another mathematician B as the locus of the application of his own results. If next B is plagued with a similar question, he will refer to another mathematician C. After a few steps of this kind we find ourselves referred back to the researches of A, and in this way the chain closes. View quote
Alfred Tarski
One of the most effective ways to learn about oneself is by taking seriously the cultures of others. It forces you to pay attention to those details of life which differentiate them from you. View quote
Edward T. Hall
By learning about my body and making small, subtle changes, I find out what I enjoy and what is effective. I'm always finessing: adjusting my diet and my workouts. You have to figure out which exercises are fun and interesting and stimulate your brain - or else you'll never keep at them. View quote
Lisa Edelstein
So I think that is from the European perspective, for the European future, this engagement can be one of the most important and effective decisions in the last 50 years maybe. View quote
Aleksander Kwasniewski
Being effective at social media, whether for business or personal use, means capturing people who have short attention spans. They're only a click away from a picture of a funny cat, so you have to make your thing more compelling than that cat. And that can be a high bar. View quote
Alexis Ohanian
It is apparent that Christianity and Islam must come, and come immediately, to a closer understanding, and it is equally apparent that their unity if achieved, will be the most effective defensive measure against Communist expansion. View quote
Aly Khan
Firms need to ensure that their ability to provide effective customer service keeps pace with their growth. If you're marketing your firm to new customers, you better be able to provide them service when they do business with you. View quote
Arthur Levitt Jr
To me, technology was a means to an end to achieve the social justice goals, stronger democracy and more effective government that is the aim of what I do. View quote
Beth Simone Noveck
I wish I had been wiser. I wish I had been more effective, I wish I'd been more unifying, I wish I'd been more principled. (Bill Ayers)
Democrats' attack on the Republican majority leader is nothing but a coordinated agenda to stop an effective leader from accomplishing the people's business. View quote
Bill Shuster
Stopping crime before it occurs is the most effective crime fighting tool of all. View quote
Blanche Lincoln
Effective use of Braille is as important to the blind as independent mobility, knowledge in the use of adaptive technology, and the core belief that equality, opportunity and security are truly possible for all people who are blind. View quote
Bob Ney
To resort to power one need not be violent, and to speak to conscience one need not be meek. The most effective action both resorts to power and engages conscience. View quote
Barbara Deming
Some charities treat donors like cash machines. Until now there hasn't been any effective way for them to provide a more personal or interactive giving experience. View quote
Ben Rattray
Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and let go the more effective job I should be doing at the bottom. View quote
Bernadette Devlin
I don't want a lot of bureaucracy... I want to run state government the same way we run a campaign - efficient, effective and victorious. View quote
Charlie Crist
Mistletoe, the same plant you kiss under at holiday time, may be an effective aid against certain types of cancer. View quote
Chris Kilham
Working families need to know that we will work to protect their health needs, promote the development of safe, effective medicines, and guarantee patient rights. View quote
Christopher Dodd
In fact, effective solidarity with the poor, both individual persons and entire nations, is indispensable for the construction of peace. (Claudio Hummes)
The United States has its own propaganda, but it's very effective because people don't realize that it's propaganda. And it's subtle, but it's actually a much stronger propaganda machine than the Nazis had but it's funded in a different way. View quote
Crispin Glover
It's really a question of fairness and what kind of country we're going to live in. There are 22,000 people making over $1 million. They're paying an effective tax rate in the teens. As Warren Buffett said, he pays less in taxes effectively than his secretary does. That's not right. View quote
David Plouffe
A group is as healthy as its 'social contract' is clear; a congregation as faithful as its covenant is mutually understood; a pastor as effective as the pastor's and people's commitment to trust and integrity is honored, guarded, and fulfilled. View quote
David W Augsburger
While the circumnavigation of the solar system seems farfetched, it may not be once the problem of effective anti-gravitational control is solved. View quote
Donald A. Wollheim