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- Nov 07, 2020
People Quotes
Quotes about people, privacy, and human nature.
This page collects quotes touching on people in different senses - novelists describing how characters take on independent vitality, and technologists warning how easily people's movements and data can be tracked. It's a broader mix than a single theme, much like Like Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
Nothing heals us like letting people know our scariest parts: When people listen to you cry and lament, and look at you with love, it's like they are holding the baby of you.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some people seem to understand this - that life and change take time - but I am not one of those people.
- Feel
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some people won't go the extra mile, and then on their birthday, when no one makes a fuss, they feel neglected and bitter.
- Good
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've heard people say that God is the gift of desperation, and there's a lot to be said for having really reached a bottom where you've run out of any more good ideas or plans for everybody else's behavior; or how to save and fix and rescue; or just get out of a huge mess, possibly of your own creation.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
Turnaround or growth, it's getting your people focused on the goal that is still the job of leadership.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I became CEO of Xerox 10 years ago, the company's situation was dire. Debt was mounting, the stock sinking and bankers were calling. People urged me to declare bankruptcy, but I felt personally responsible for tens of thousands of employees.
- Strong
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- Nov 07, 2020
By the time I stepped down as Xerox's CEO in 2009 - and as chairman in January 2010 - Xerox had become the vibrant, profitable and revitalized company that it still is today. What made the difference was a strong turnaround plan, dedicated people and a firm commitment from company leaders.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
I learned how to be a learner. When you get in a job, the tendency is to say, 'I've got to know it. I've got to give direction to others. I'm in this job because I'm better and smarter.' I always took a different view, that the key was to identify the people who really knew and learn from them.
- Poverty
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- Nov 07, 2020
Educated and productive young people are needed to help lift their countries out of poverty and create a wealthier, more secure world.
- Information
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is an explosion of information happening, yet people demand quick access to relevant content that cuts through the clutter.
- Feeling
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's nothing quite as powerful as people feeling they can have impact and make a difference. When you've got that going for you, I think it's a very powerful way to implement change.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
When you get in a job, the tendency is to say, 'I've got to know it. I've got to give direction to others. I'm in this job because I'm better and smarter.' I always took a different view, that the key was to identify the people who really knew and learn from them.
- Mother
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- Nov 07, 2020
People ask my mother whether she had any idea that I'd be CEO of a company some day, and she would say, 'Absolutely not. Totally out of the realm of possibility.' There was certainly nothing that would have been very predictable in my upbringing.
- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
The hardware business is all about per-unit manufacturing cost and functionality. The services business is less asset-intensive and more dependent on people.
- Freaked
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- Nov 07, 2020