Initiative is doing the right thing without being told.

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"A mother’s arms are made of tenderness and children sleep soundly in them."

- Victor Hugo

Love

"Even the darkest night will end and the sun will rise."

- Victor Hugo

New Beginnings

"What is love? I have met in the streets a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, the water passed through his shoes and the stars through his soul."

- Victor Hugo

Love

"Intoxications of life's morning! Enchanted years! The wing of a dragonfly trembles! Oh, reader, whoever you may be, do you have such memories?"

- Victor Hugo

Nature

"Change your opinions, keep to your principles; change your leaves, keep intact your roots."

- Victor Hugo

Change

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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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