Chade Meng Tan Quotes

#1. I never drink. I cannot do it, on equal terms with others. It costs them only one day; but me three, the first in sinning, the second in suffering, and the third in repenting.

Laurence Sterne

#2. If the mind is calm, your spontaneity and honest thoughts appear. You become more spontaneous.

Chade-Meng Tan

#3. War is not the best engine for us to resort to; nature has given us one in our commerce, which if properly managed, will be a better instrument for obliging the interested nations of Europe to treat us with justice.

Thomas Jefferson

#4. Those are brave men... lets go kill them

George R R Martin

#5. What we think, do, and pay attention to changes the structure and functions of our brains!

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#6. I was always very different from the other kids. I have an I.Q. of 156. I didn't play sports. I thought big. I thought I could achieve great things. I don't want to sound megalomaniac, but my whole life is about doing something for the world, from as far back as I can remember.

Chade-Meng Tan

#7. Compassion is so pure, I don't think there is any way to taint it.

Chade-Meng Tan

#8. If you had to pick between being moral and successful, obviously I'd choose to be moral. However if you can choose both, will you choose both? I'd say definitely.

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#9. Fate is what shows up and destiny is what you choose to do with it.

Nikki Rowe

#10. Top managers love people and they want to be loved - it turns out being loved is good for your career, especially if you are the boss.

Chade-Meng Tan

#11. Success and failure are emotional and physiological experiences. We need to deal with them in a way that is present and calm.

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#12. If I can turn the most powerful part of the world into a land of wisdom and compassion, it's going to change the rest of the world.

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#13. If we want to change the systems we are part of - our countries, communities, organizations, and families - we must also see and change ourselves

Adam Kahane