Read inspirational quotes about learning details about new topics, being an effective leader and avoiding the temptation to be a people-pleaser.
John Cleese On Creativity
If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.
John Cleese, actor and comedian
Jane Smiley On Curiosity
I hear something new and I think: I'd like to figure that one out. And the more I find out, the more interesting it gets.
Jane Smiley, novelist
Dwight D. Eisenhower On Leadership
You do not lead by hitting people over the head — that's assault, not leadership.
Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th president of the U.S.
Herbert Swope On Leadership
I cannot give you the formula for success, but I can give you the formula for failure, which is: Try to please everybody.
Herbert Swope, journalist
Tom Freston On Innovation
Innovation is taking two things that exist and putting them together in a new way.
Tom Freston, financier
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