George Washington Goethals quotes
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“Faith in the ability of a leader is of slight service unless it be united with faith in his justice”
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“Knowledge of our duties is the most essential part of the philosophy of life. If you escape duty you avoid action. The world demands results.”
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“Successfully to accomplish any task it is necessary not only that you should give it the best there is in you, but that you should obtain for it the best there is in those under your guidance.”
-- George Washington GoethalsSource : "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations" by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, p. 759-62, In the Nat. Assoc. of Corporation Schools Bulletin (Feb., 1918), 1922.
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“Justice should be cheap but judges expensive.”
Source : "Uncommon Law". Book by A. P. Herbert, 1935.
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“I wanted the focus to be on my ability as a singer and as an entertainer - not on my private life.”
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“When trust is lost, a nation's ability to transact business is palpably undermined.”
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“Intelligence is not the ability to store information, but to know where to find it.”
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