Elizabeth Thornton Quotes

Objective leaders identify their unproductive mental models and tweak them for greater effectiveness.

Elizabeth Thornton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: canadian
  • Birth: January 24, 1940 - July 12, 2010

Topics

MentalGreaterEffectivenessIdentify

We thought it would be fun to try to design a show that would work well internationally and so that' s what we're intending to do with Fraggle Rock, and we are indeed now selling it around the world.

Jim Henson

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Adult stem cells have shown great potential and have effectively helped patients. Another alternative is cord-blood stem cells. These are a neglected resource that could be used to treat a diverse body of people.

Jim Ryun

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Pity is treason.

Maximilien Robespierre

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My life experience confirms that the U.S. government frequently overclassifies data. But that's a stronger argument for not dumping large volumes of government traffic on an unclassified personal server than it is a justification for retroactively challenging classification decisions.

Michael Hayden

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If we see to it that the Israelis, Palestinians and Jordanians have jobs, we will actually be securing our own future.

Stef Wertheimer

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We have to ensure we are aggressively enforcing existing laws.

Rob Portman

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Over the years, I have perfected the art of dancing and photographing at the same time: it's a great double act. If you're dancing, you are joining in. If you stand there rigid, you are not in the flow of things.

Martin Parr

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I remember even getting kicked out of a bar once because I was too loud and obnoxious.

Liz Phair

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I started boxing when I was eight. Me and my brother Rafael started boxing in amateur tournaments when I was 13. My father was an ex-pro boxer.

Juan Manuel Marquez

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There's just a lot of really young, entitled people. I don't think a lot of these young people have to work very hard. They're found on YouTube and, boom, thrown into the studio, so they think they can get anything they want.

Drake Bell

WorkPeopleThinkYoungWantHard

History had its own way of explaining things. The way historians explain things is by telling a story.

Donald Kagan

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When I read the script of 'The Wall,' I saw how much different the war looks from the point of view of a soldier fighting it.

Doug Liman

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