Donald T. Phillips quotes

“When you are in deep distress and cannot restrain some expression of it, sit down and write out a harsh letter venting your anger. But don't send it.”
-- Donald T. Phillips

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“But the plain fact of the matter is that, for any person to successfully lead others, he or she must deal with reality and be ready to accept the fact that leadership , at times, can bring out the worst in us. And understanding, as well as coming to grips with the darker side of your personality, is key to dealing with real-life situations.”
-- Donald T. Phillips

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“Subordinates look for their bosses to be positive, in good humor, and cheerful. They aren't supposed to be emotional or have bad days. but leaders are guman, too, and when they are in a lousy mood and snap at a subordinate, it can have a devastating effect.”
-- Donald T. Phillips

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“It is the leader's role to lift followers out of their everyday selves up to a higher level of awareness, motivation, and commitment.”
-- Donald T. Phillips

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“People are much more likely to trust a leader if they know he is compassionate and forgiving of mistakes.”
-- Donald T. Phillips

Source : Richard Pascale, Mark Milleman, Linda Gioja (2001). “Surfing the Edge of Chaos: The Laws of Nature and the New Laws of Business”, p.229, Crown Business

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“If subordinates, or people in general, know that they genuinely have easy access to their leader, they'll tend to view the leader in a more positive, trustworthy light.”
-- Donald T. Phillips

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“The purpose of life is to amount to something and have it make some difference that you lived at all.”

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.”

“This writing business. Pencils and what-not. Over-rated, if you ask me. Silly stuff. Nothing in it.”

“My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places.”

“It came about as follows: over the years when I was involved in dianetics, I wrote the beginnings of many stories. I would get an idea, and then write the beginning, and then never touch it again.”

“Science fiction is a field of writing where, month after month, every printed word implies to hundreds of thousands of people: 'There is change. Look, today's fantastic story is tomorrow's fact.”

“I’m not a fan of ‘write what you know.’ If you don’t know, find out. I knew nothing about the Bible before I started writing ‘The Year of Living Biblically.’ That was kind of the point – to learn.”

“The primary requisite for writing well about food is a good appetite.”

Source : A. J. Liebling (2005). “Just Enough Liebling: Classic Work by the Legendary New Yorker Writer”, p.27, Macmillan

“My mum is an artist and very into creative expression and freedom.”

“Humanitarianism is the expression of stupidity and cowardice.”