The leader has to be practical and a realist yet must talk the language of the visionary and the idealist.

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"Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy – the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation."

- Eric Hoffer

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"Kindness can become its own motive. We are made kind by being kind."

- Eric Hoffer

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"How frighteningly few are the persons whose death would spoil our appetite and make the world seem empty."

- Eric Hoffer

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"Creativity is discontent translated into arts."

- Eric Hoffer

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"Creativity is the ability to introduce order into the randomness of nature."

- Eric Hoffer

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"Motivation is the art of getting people to do what you want them to do because they want to do it."

- Dwight D. Eisenhower

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"Pay attention to those employees who respectfully ask why. They are demonstrating an interest in their jobs and exhibiting a curiosity that could eventually translate into leadership ability."

- Harvey Mackay

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"Everyone talks about building a relationship with your customer. I think you build one with your employees first."

- Angela Ahrendts

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"Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure."

- Stanley McChrystal

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"An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage."

- Jack Welch

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