Margaret J. Wheatley Quotes

We have created trouble for ourselves in organizations by confusing control with order.

Margaret J. Wheatley

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ControlTroubleOrderConfusing

I consider looseness with words no less of a defect than looseness of the bowels.

John Calvin

WordsThanDefectConsiderLess

Americans count on the guaranteed benefits they paid for under Medicare.

John B. Larson

CountPaidBenefitsGuaranteed

Hollywood is the most superficial thing you could possibly be a part of and if I weren't attractive I wouldn't be working at all.

Megan Fox

YouHollywoodAttractiveWorking

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass under trees on a summer's day, listening to the murmur of the water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is by no means a waste of time.

John Lubbock

NatureTimeWaterDaySkyLie

I don't believe in dogmas and theologies. I just believe in being a good person.

Robert Mapplethorpe

GoodBelieveGood PersonPersonJust

I carry earplugs and use them even when it's quiet.

Max Apple

QuietCarryEvenUseThem

I'd like to have a different look for every film. As an actor, I think I should put more emphasis on my performance than on my looks.

Sidharth Malhotra

PerformanceThinkLookLooksActor

I don't really cook. There are caterers, and my husband cooks.

Tori Amos

HusbandCookCooksReally

I would love to play the lead in a big romantic comedy. That's definitely a dream of mine.

Rosamund Pike

LoveRomanticComedyDreamPlayBig

The computer environment is radically different today. In the 1980s, it was like the Wild West, with a lot of open territory. Now, the cowboys have moved out and the farmers have moved in.

Mitch Kapor

TodayEnvironmentNowFarmersWild

Mythology is a subjective truth. Every culture imagines life a certain way.

Devdutt Pattanaik

LifeTruthCultureWayMythology

I used to tell my mother, 'I'm going to have to get a real job one day.' You keep saying this will end one day, but people still call us up and ask us to sing. It's truly amazing.

Dennis Edwards

MotherDayJobPeopleAmazingEnd

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