We must become better at asking and do less telling in a culture that overvalues telling. It has always bothered me how even ordinary conversations tend to be defined by what we tell rather than by what we ask. Questions are taken for granted rather than given a starring role in the human drama.
~ Edgar H. Schein
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A committee is an animal with four back legs.
~ John le Carré
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A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.
~ John le Carré
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The fact that you can only do a little is no excuse for doing nothing.
~ John le Carré
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There are moments which are made up of too much stuff for them to be lived at the time they occur.
~ John le Carré
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By repetition, each lie becomes an irreversible fact upon which other lies are constructed.
~ John le Carré
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Having your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into bouillon cubes.
~ John le Carré
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