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    I'm slowly becoming a convert to the principle that you can't motivate people to do things, you can only demotivate them. The primary job of the manager is not to empower but to remove obstacles.

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When a fellow says it hain't the money but the principle o' the thing, it's th' money.

When a fellow says it hain't the money but the principle o' the thing, it's th' money.

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'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, read more

'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.

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Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.

Principles have no real force except when one is well-fed.

by Mark Twain Found in: Principles Quotes,
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Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.

Failure comes only when we forget our ideals and objectives and principles.

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Leave no question in anyone's mind as to where you stand.

Leave no question in anyone's mind as to where you stand.

by L. Aldin Porter Found in: Principles Quotes,
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Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

Important principles may, and must, be inflexible.

by Abraham Lincoln Found in: Principles Quotes,
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Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we could if we merely followed read more

Not a tenth of us who are in business are doing as well as we could if we merely followed the principles that were known to our grandfathers.

by William Feather Found in: Principles Quotes,
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The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still read more

The key to being a good manager is keeping the people who hate me away from those who are still undecided.

by Casey Stengel Found in: Managers Quotes,
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I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.

I like persons better than principles, and I like persons with no principles better than anything else in the world.

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