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Elizabeth Thornton Quotes

To be an effective leader and make sound decisions, you must be able to gather data by seeking out diverse perspectives and be willing to consider points of view other than your own.

Elizabeth Thornton

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Leader Decisions View Data You Out

The distinguishing sign of slavery is to have a price, and to be bought for it.

John Ruskin

Slavery Price Sign Bought

I love strategy and RPG games.

Masi Oka

Love Strategy Games I Love

You can see that all these people who did really great things failed six times or didn't get going until they were much older. I think that's much more instructive and educational.

Lloyd Blankfein

Great People Think You Great Things

I think the danger in trying to set too many things up or do too much world-building in a movie so soon is you forget to actually make a movie.

Jon Watts

Think Trying You Too Much Forget Up

My mother was really my partner in every project that I had. She was just the great enabler of my dreams.

Diane Keaton

Mother Dreams Great Partner She Had

Playing two people is definitely difficult, but it's made possible by everyone around me, and it's a big team effort.

Dove Cameron

Effort People Me Team Possible Big

It's crazy to feel like you have to sell yourself and just, like, be almost... marketable. I'd never thought of it that way.

Clairo

Yourself Crazy Thought Feel You Way

Information is the resolution of uncertainty.

Claude Shannon

Uncertainty Resolution Information

In hip-hop, I wasn't very focused on delivering a message. It was just a string of lines that didn't connect. What I wanted to do is write stories... and affect someone's emotions with that song. I think as a soul singer, I'm able to accomplish that.

Aloe Blacc

Soul Song Think Someone Accomplish

If I can't find real situations that interest me in real life, then I'll go and write them in play form.

Preston Sturges

Life Me Find Play Go Write

Human decision-making is complex. On our own, our tendency to yield to short-term temptations, and even to addictions, may be too strong for our rational, long-term planning.

Peter Singer

Strong Planning Human Decision-Making

My father married out of the family. I also married outside the family.

Leila Aboulela

Family Father Outside Out Married