Every faction conditions its members to think and act a certain way. And most people do it. For most people, it's not hard to learn, to find a pattern of thought that works and stay that way. But our minds move in a dozen different directions. We can't be confined to one way of thinking, and that terrifies our leaders. It means we can't be controlled. And it means that no matter what they do, we will always cause trouble for them.
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I stand there unmoving while they take part in the boldest form of dissent they can manage. Silence.
Men who find themselves late are never sure. They are all the things the civics books tell us the good citizen should be: partisans but never zealots, respectors of the facts which attend each situation but never benders of those facts, uncomfortable in positions of leadership but rarely unable to turn down a responsibility once it has been offered . . . or thrust upon them. They make the best leaders in a democracy because they are unlikely to fall in love with power.
The lizard stared up at us, and we stared back, taking each other in. He was little and defenseless, I felt sorry for him already. This was a screwed-up place he'd just come into. But he didn't have to know that. Not yet, anyway. There in that room, where it was hot and cramped, the world probably still seemed small enough to manage.
At that moment, in the sunset on Watership Down, there was offered to General Woundwort the opportunity to show whether he was really the leader of vision and genius which he believed himself to be, or whether he was no more than a tyrant with the courage and cunning of a pirate. For one beat of his pulse the lame rabbit's idea shone clearly before him. He grasped it and realized what it meant. The next, he had pushed it away from him.
The world is being run by people my age, men my age, with falling-out hair and health worries, and it frightens me. When the leaders were older than me I could believe in their wisdom, I could believe they had transcended rage and malice and the need to be loved. Now I know better. I look at the faces in newspapers, in magazines, and wonder: what greeds, what furies drive them on?
Only Anna was sad. She knew that now, from Dolly's departure, no one again would stir up within her soul the feelings that had been roused by their conversation. It hurt her to stir up these feelings, but yet she knew that that was the best part of her soul, and that that part of her soul would quickly be smothered in the life she was leading.
Let muggles manage without us!
Redtail was a brave warrior. His loyalty to ThunderClan could never be doubted. I always relied on his judgment, for it bore witness to the needs of the Clan, and was never swayed by self-interest or pride. He would have made a fine leader.
Ah God, what has man done to man? What have the leaders of men been doing to their fellow men? They have reduced them to less than humanness; and now there can be no fellowship any more! It is just a nightmare.
I know my Leader; that He is just as well as mighty; and while He has chosen a feeble instrument to perform a great task, He will, from the boundless stores of His providence, supply the inadequacy of the means to the end.
I'll walk where my own nature would be leading. It vexes me to choose another guide.
A good father. A man with a head, a heart, and a soul. A man capable of listening, of leading and respecting a child, and not of drowning his own defects in him. Someone whom a child will not only love because he's his father, but will also admire for the person he is. Someone he would want to grow up to resemble.
His muscles flexed under his clothes, holding me, leading me. Never letting me stray far.
Technology needs to be the leader on the way up, because it was the leader on the way down. Even though the earnings reports are miserable, there's a light at the end of the tunnel. That's what investors are looking at right now.
The Democrats may remember their lines, but how quickly they forget the lessons of the past. I have witnessed five major wars in my lifetime, and I know how swiftly storm clouds can gather on a peaceful horizon. The next time a Saddam Hussein takes over Kuwait, or North Korea brandishes a nuclear weapon, will we be ready to respond In the end, it all comes down to leadership, and that is what this country is looking for now. (RNC Annual Gala, Feb. 3, 1994)
Our marvelous musicians will be ably guided into the magnificent new theatre under David's leadership.
The Guild leadership is resorting to wild accusations in a manner that accomplishes nothing of value at this time. We need to deal with the difficult decisions that impact our valued employees, and as always we believe it is best to discuss such matters directly with the Guild.
Boo, he's small, but a big leader, as I can him. He may be the smallest player on the court, but of course, he plays like the biggest. He always keeps us together in tough times.
Governments must now take a leading role in moving their nations in the right direction.
Leadership is an active role; 'lead' is a verb. But the leader who tries to do it all is headed for burnout, and in a powerful hurry.
National is the leader in ceramic speaker driver technology for portable devices. The LM4962 and LM4953 integrated drivers allow manufacturers to create credit-card-thin handsets or add additional features to designs because the chips save space and reduce power consumption. This enables longer battery life and talk time.
He's been through a lot in this program and he has tremendous veteran leadership. He's always been a clutch guy.
He's meant so much as a player, but he's also done so much as far as motivating and showing these young people just what they should do. He's been a real leader.
He's part of a new generation of players and we thought that in Lawrence's absence it was important that the leadership of the team stayed within the forwards,
Usage statistics are a leading indicator of our business growth. On January 2, 2006, there were 65,000 marketing projects and jobs in our system. On March 31, there were 83,000 marketing projects and jobs. Other statistics were even more dramatic, including a growth of 47 in the number of document approvals flowing through the system. Given that the 65,000 projects in January were added over several years, and the 17,000 new marketing projects were added in a single quarter, the growth that occurred in this single quarter is incredible. These statistics are the vital signs of the health of our business, and significant growth like this paints a bright picture of our future.
Jonathan controls the front seven, gets everyone lined up and takes care of the blitz package. He's been a great leader. He's an outstanding young man. He accepts coaching. He's done everything I've asked.
an outstanding candidate. He's a proven leader.
When a leader is in the Democratic party he's a boss when he's in the Republican party he's a leader
where you, the Iraq people, will choose your own leaders.
The Iraqis will choose who will be their next prime minister. The United States continues to urge the Iraqis to form a government of national unity with strong leadership.
Under my leadership, this country will not be available for adventures.
That is a very interesting position and I have learned to work with the leaders of our village and to be exposed to what is going on with issues and people involved.
Anytime that you are in the position of being minority leader, you have to wear a certain hat and be the devil's advocate. In the final analysis, he's still very strong. I still think he's the strongest U. S. senator in the state's history.
She's the heart and soul of the organization and the external leader. We have a short window of opportunity. If we don't do this (fundraising campaign) there's a risk there won't be a Focus HOPE going forward.
There are certain fundamental requisites for wise and resolute democratic leadership. It must build on hope, not on fear on honesty, not on falsehood on justice, not on injustice on public tranquility, not on violence on freedom, not on enslavement. It must weave a social fabric in which the most important strands are a devotion to truth and a commitment to righteousness. These are essential ingredients of the American way of life. They are the necessary conditions for the achievement of freedom and human progress the world over.
As long as these blood brothers are our leaders, and as long as your party officials are Jewish lackeys, you will be no threat to the big money men.
The public's evaluation of the job George W. Bush is doing as president changed dramatically as a result of the horrific attacks of September 11 and his response in leading the country on a campaign against terrorism.
We just really need to get things going and not wait to let things happen. The leaders need to step up and lead the young guys in getting it going.
We're pleased to be working with HP to deliver Rhapsody via their new consumer notebook and desktop PC lines. This new agreement will enable a much wider audience of consumers to experience Rhapsody and use it to manage their personal digital music collections. We're pleased to bring Rhapsody to HP and a growing list of leading companies like Comcast, Cox, and Sprint.
I knew, as a head coach, when they decided to let him walk away, that wasn't boding real well for my future. Jake has always been one of my favorites. He was a guy I was completely sold on as a quarterback, as a leader of that team.
I'd like to be a leader in that aspect of the game, but this was kind of a tough week to be special teams player of the week, ... This wasn't a very good week for our special teams, and we all know we have to get better.
We also feel that in moving Wayne into the role of general manager on an interim basis we will be better able to develop (coach) Sam Mitchell's growth toward being a very good NBA coach during the second half of the season. Wayne has the leadership qualities and league-wide credibility that we need to get to the next level. He has the full powers of a general manager.
It is nice to have guys back that you have coached before. You hope they would teach the younger players the ropes and also how to be a baseball player in this program. They are nice leaders, now I just hope the others follow.
I think when you have a new program, it's going to be really important for the older girls to step up and take control. It's going to be up to us to establish some leadership roles and I have no problem with that. It's going to be fun.
The political leaders are afraid to ask the public for any real sacrifice, which doesn't speak too highly of the citizenry.
We gave him a contract extension. Certainly that speaks volumes about what we think about our program and his continuous leadership.
What we have talked about with some congressional leaders is codifying into law what his authority already is, Sen. DeWine has some good ideas, and we think they're reasonable ideas.
We both started about the same time, ... He was very good, a good leader, very professional, a dedicated professional. . . . He certainly will be missed.
The Bolivia situation is just a bump in the road to energy integration. The leaders need to meet and set some groundwork for common energy goals for the region.