Margaret J. Wheatley Quotes

We do as much harm holding onto programs and people past their natural life span as we do when we employ massive organizational air strikes. However, destroying comes at the end of life's cycle, not as a first response.

Margaret J. Wheatley

Recitation: by Male by Female

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LifePastPeopleEndFirstAir

What to do when inspiration doesn't come; be careful not to spook, get the wind up, force things into position. You must wait around until the idea comes.

John Huston

WindWaitYouInspirationBe Careful

In the same way 'Lord of the Rings' was an interpretation of the book, 'The Hobbit' is being treated the same way. It will be faithfully represented with a fresh interpretation.

Andy Serkis

BookWillWaySameFreshRings

You never let somebody come from outside the business, have their way with the business, and then leave the next day and laugh at you. How the hell does David Arquette become World Champion?

Roddy Piper

BusinessDayWorldChampionHell

Composers now just don't have the depth of inspiration for melody. Most of the lyrics of the pop songs you hear today are repetitious. They're almost nursery rhymes, as if written by children - which they are.

Rudy Vallee

TodayChildrenYouNowInspiration

The big relationships you make in your life are with those that you love and if things do go wrong then it's a source of great pain and that lasts.

Michael Morpurgo

LifeLoveGreatPainYouWrong

Life is very interesting... in the end, some of your greatest pains, become your greatest strengths.

Drew Barrymore

LifeStrengthEndInterestingBecome

I've always declined to speak about things I don't think are anybody's business, and what I always get from the interviewers is, 'Well, you know, we have to ask those things.' I say, 'Well, maybe you do, but I don't have to answer them.'

Annie Potts

BusinessSpeakThinkYouKnowSay

It would be idiotic to position ourselves against Silicon Valley.

Sergio Marchionne

PositionAgainstValleyWould

And it is a folly to try to craft a novel for the screen, to write a novel with a screen contract in mind.

Thomas Keneally

MindTryWriteCraftContractNovel

The real problem is arranging that experience in a way that tells a story, which is just incredible enough to be interesting, but credible enough to be believed.

Richard Helms

ExperienceStoryInterestingProblem

And that does concern me, because we're not getting enough back for our taxes that we're paying. I think we really have to look at the whole sort of area.

Rex Hunt

MeThinkEnoughLookBackTaxes

Building a new Health and Hospitals Network is fundamental to building a stronger and fairer Australia.

Kevin Rudd

HealthBuildingStrongerAustralia

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