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Optimism and stupidity are nearly synonymous.
They all have excellent resumes ... So what I'm trying to find out is how they will behave under pressure.
What it takes to do a job will not be learned from management courses. It is principally a matter of experience, the proper attitude, and common sense - none of which can be taught in a classroom ... Human experience shows that people, not organizations or management systems, get things done.
The Devil is in the details, but so is salvation.
Success teaches us nothing; only failure teaches.
Nothing so sharpens the thought process as writing down one's arguments. Weaknesses overlooked in oral discussion become painfully obvious on the written page.
If you are going to sin, sin against God, not the bureaucracy. God will forgive you but the bureaucracy won't.
I believe it is the duty of each of us to act as if the fate of the world depended on him. Admittedly, one man by himself cannot do the job. However, one man can make a difference. We must live for the future of the human race, and not for our own comfort or success.
More than ambition, more than ability, it is rules that limit contribution; rules are the lowest common denominator of human behavior. They are a substitute for rational thought.
