Warren Bennis Quotes

Excellence is a better teacher than mediocrity. The lessons of the ordinary are everywhere. Truly profound and original insights are to be found only in studying the exemplary.

Warren Bennis

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: March 8, 1925 - July 31, 2014

Topics

TeacherExcellenceBetterMediocrity

There are so many cliches associated with mental health - such as the 'fine line between lunacy and genius' - which are, on the whole, a load of rubbish.

Jo Brand

HealthGeniusMental HealthLine

Life would certainly be easier if we all came equipped with our own personal FAQ lists. When we meet someone, we could pass them a business card with the list on the back, and then step back and let them read before we tried to talk.

Jeff Lindsay

LifeBusinessStepSomeoneBackOwn

They just expected it to you know... Paul, Steve and I could have hired our own publicist, if we wanted to, but I kind of liked the way it was more of a cult thing and those that liked it, liked it, you know what I mean?

Amy Sedaris

YouKnowKindWayMoreMean

When I'm nervous, I stutter, and I had to keep stopping and starting.

Amy Winehouse

NervousStartingKeepStutterHad

Obama has seen to the passage of the most radical legislation in recent American history and so-called 'progressives' should be thanking him for it - even as many of the rest of us rear in horror from its implications.

John Podhoretz

HistoryRestAmericanHorrorHimUs

I did have a chance to box for Pakistan, but I've lived here all my life, gone to school; all my coaches and everyone's here, and I feel English.

Amir Khan

LifeSchoolChanceFeelMy LifeBox

How could I remain a spectator while Singapore faces such complex challenges? How could I not step forward when I know I have more to contribute to the country we all worked to build?

Tony Tan

StepChallengesForwardCountryKnow

We come to church not to hide our problems but to heal them.

Dieter F. Uchtdorf

ProblemsChurchHideComeOurHeal

It's mind-altering when you slip into someone else's shoes. That's psychedelic, man.

Bryan Cranston

ShoesManSomeoneYouPsychedelic

I've always felt that I was a bit of an outsider to the British children's-book illustration scene, because I don't work in line and wash.

Anthony Browne

WorkAlwaysLineOutsiderBritish

I haven't read Ibsen, Shaw, Shakespeare - except 'The Merchant of Venice' in ninth grade. I'm not familiar with 'Death of a Salesman.' I haven't read Tennessee Williams.

August Wilson

DeathVeniceSalesmanTennesseeRead

Let's stop acting like a man who is clear about his intentions, is open to love, and has a good head on his shoulders is 'boring,' 'lame,' and 'not passionate like the edgy guy.'

Phoebe Robinson

LoveGoodManActingStopBoring

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