Top 43 Kenneth Chenault Quotes
#1. Harvard Law provided an opportunity to learn from a faculty that had shaped the laws of our country and helped to change the world around us. It also offered an opportunity to study with the brightest students and to test myself against the best.
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#2. I think what's important to understand is if the United States hits the debt ceiling and is unable to pay its debts, the consequences will be immediate and dramatic.
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#3. I was attracted to law school because I believed it would help me prepare for a career in the real world.
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#4. Small businesses create half of the jobs in the private sector.
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#5. You've got to develop relationships. You can't do things just in a formal context.
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#6. Regular feedback is one of the hardest things to drive through an organization.
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#7. I moved back to Boston and joined some of my Harvard classmates at Bain & Co. I quickly realized I enjoyed business.
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#8. Whenever I think about an issue, I always argue the opposite side of it. So, when I ultimately decide on a course of action, I've already been through all the conceivable scenarios, and I'm going to go for it.
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#9. If people support independently owned small businesses in their community, they can make a difference.
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#10. Many people don't focus enough on execution. If you make a commitment to get something done, you need to follow through on that commitment.
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#11. Dedicate yourself to a core set of values. Without them, you will never be able to find personal fulfillment, and you will never be able to lead effectively.
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#12. I had very little exposure to business growing up. I also was very focused on the Civil Rights Movement. And I saw law as a vehicle to really bring about substantial change.
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#13. At the end the day because I believe so strongly in leadership, what I look for first, what I try to assess, is integrity.
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#15. My message to Washington is the United States has gone through incredible crises, and our leaders have been able to find common ground. And that's what our leaders have to do.
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#16. A day without someone to hold you or a day without someone to share, is a day easily forgotten.' - Vera Richardson in Mr Alhourani's Dead Man's Spots
D.M. Lee
#17. For me, one of the lessons from 9/11 is that you have to give the organization context for how you're acting, and you've got to communicate constantly, in this case particularly with all the changes that were occurring in the financial marketplace and in the economy.
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#18. In terms of my own behavior and activity, the funny thing about regrets and saying "I'm sorry," is that there's so much I would do differently and want to do differently moving forward.
Bill Ayers
#19. My message to Washington is very simple. Face reality. Be leaders. Demonstrate accountability. Engage in principle compromise. And understand your job is to find solutions.
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#20. For a number of major companies, if you can't access the commercial markets, you can't fund your business. That's a big problem. You can't pay your bills.
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#21. Sexual enlightenment is that hardhearted process which for hygienic reasons forbids young people to satisfy their curiosity themselves.
Karl Kraus
#22. There was a strong focus on performance and respect for people. And one of the points that my father always made was that with all the challenges and obstacles and barriers, the one thing you can control is your performance. And that is one thing I have tried to adhere to throughout my career.
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#23. I must fight with my weapons. Not his. Not selfishness and brutality and shame and resentment.
John Fowles
#25. Companies will need to pursue a more diversified business model, but I think those companies that have what I call a focused diversified business model will be more successful.
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#26. What's increasingly clear is that when you are open to a discussion of leadership, and you're relating it to your company, it is much easier to get people to become open.
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#28. I believe in collaboration. I think that is the most entertaining and effective way to write for me, personally.
Jonah Hill
#29. One of the guardians distracted Ryan while the other - Dimitri, I now saw grabbed Camille. She screamed, not faking her fear. She apparently didn't find being in Dimitri's arms as thrilling as I did.
Richelle Mead
#30. I say this all the time: Everyone can make a conscious choice to be a leader.
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#31. set a cat among the philosophical pigeons.
Neil Smith
#32. There are clearly some policies that need to change, and the reputation of the credit card industry is not high. Reforms need to take place.
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#33. Recognize that being one of the only black people in an organization, or just in a meeting, automatically makes you very visible. Use this to help yourself. Look at it as an opportunity, and leverage that opportunity by making a visible contribution.
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#34. When I look into your eyes it's like watching the night sky or a beautiful sunrise; well, there's so much they hold. And just like them old stars, I see that you've come so far to be right where you are. How old is your soul?
Jason Mraz
#35. Keep the change," he smiled. Was there ever a more empowering phrase than "Keep the change"?
David Nicholls
#36. God's gifts are best used when we give them away in serving those who have less.
Philip Yancey
#37. I've always tried to seek out environments with excitement.
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#38. It's not an epitaph. I felt I could look back at my life and get a good story out of it. It's a picture of somebody trying to figure things out. I'm not trying to create some impression about myself. That doesn't interest me.
Alan Alda
#39. My plans were to practice law and then possibly go into public service.
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#40. For me, integrity is the consistency of words and actions. Part of the way that you do that is to ask people questions on some of the most difficult issues that you confront. 'Take me through where you felt you had to compromise your values.'
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#41. Adolescence is a kind of slavery cleverly disguised as freedom.
Mardy Grothe
#42. It's not the strongest or the most intelligent who survive, but those most adaptive to change. Over the past 10 years, the need for, and focus on, adaptability has accelerated.
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#43. I lean in quickly and kiss him. "We may," I say.
Elise Allen
