To me success means effectiveness in the world, that I am able to carry my ideas and values into the world--that I am able to change it in positive ways.
There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all.
The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions.
Flying off the handle sometimes causes hammers and humans to lose their heads, as well as their effectiveness.
In the past, it was easier to believe in my own effectiveness. If I worked hard, with good colleagues and good ideas, we could make a difference. But now, I sincerely doubt that.
Individual commitment to a group effort - that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.
There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.
Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out.
Never underestimate the effectiveness of a straight cash bribe.
A revolution only lasts fifteen years, a period which coincides with the effectiveness of a generation.
A business of high principle generates greater drive and effectiveness because people know that they can do the right thing decisively and with confidence.
There is a lot of rubbish written about toilet humour - people saying it is childish and pretending it is beneath them - but there is no doubting the effectiveness of a really good willy gag.
While you can think in terms of efficiency in dealing with time, a principle-centered person thinks in terms of effectiveness in dealing with people.
Lincoln said that the Patent Office adds the flame of interest to the light of creativity. And that is why we need to improve the effectiveness of our Patent Office.
The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing.
Ineffective people live day after day with unused potential.
If the ladder is not leaning against the right wall, every step we take just gets us to the wrong place faster.
All the well-meaning advice in the world won't amount to a hill of beans if we're not even addressing the real problem.
We're not going to pay attention to the silliness and the petty comments. And quite frankly, women have joined me in this effort, and so it's not about appearances. It's about effectiveness.
In any society, the artist has a responsibility. His effectiveness is certainly limited and a painter or writer cannot change the world. But they can keep an essential margin of non-conformity alive. Thanks to them the powerful can never affirm that everyone agrees with their acts. That small difference is important.
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