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“Emotional self-control-- delaying gratification and stifling impulsiveness- underlies accomplishment of every sort”
― Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
― Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ
“Fate is the hand of cards we’ve been dealt. Choice is how we play the hand.”
― Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts--Becoming the Person You Want to Be
― Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts--Becoming the Person You Want to Be
“Giants are not what we think they are. The same qualities that appear to give them strength are often the sources of great weakness.”
― David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
― David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
“I know the resurrection is a fact, and Watergate proved it to me. How? Because 12 men testified they had seen Jesus raised from the dead, then they proclaimed that truth for 40 years, never once denying it. Every one was beaten, tortured, stoned and put in prison. They would not have endured that if it weren't true. Watergate embroiled 12 of the most powerful men in the world-and they couldn't keep a lie for three weeks. You're telling me 12 apostles could keep a lie for 40 years? Absolutely impossible.”
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“More leaders have been made by accident, circumstance, sheer grit, or will than have been made by all the leadership courses put together.”
― On Becoming a Leader
― On Becoming a Leader
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