Marvin Bower Quotes

#1. Basic philosophy, spirit and drive of an organization have far more to do with its relative achievements than do technological or economic resources, organizational structure, innovation and timing.

Marvin Bower

#2. The secret of all true persuasion is to induce the person to persuade himself.

Harry Allen Overstreet

#3. The difference between a leadership and a command company can be very great indeed, because in a hierarchical situation, people who have concerns about reactions against themselves would simply not put forward negative information.

Marvin Bower

#4. You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

Norman Douglas

#5. Never let them see that they get to you.

Walt Disney Company

#6. Yes, St. Claire. I like you. But I can't say it aloud, because he's my friend. And friends don't let other friends make drunken declarations and expect them to act upon them the next day

Stephanie Perkins

#7. I find it quite difficult on studio films because there are so many different executives and things like that that you have to go through, so very often getting that definitive opinion is actually quite difficult.

Keira Knightley

#8. Ever since Eve started it all by offering Adam the apple, woman's punishment has been to supply a man with food then suffer the consequences when it disagrees with him.

Helen Rowland

#9. A business of high principle attracts high-caliber people more easily, thereby gaining a basic competitive and profit edge.

Marvin Bower

#10. Nobody's reasonable when they're in love. That's the whole point of it.

Rene Balcer

#11. Our dreams are full of magic that fuel our faith ... so don't stop dreaming and don't ever stop feeding them.

Timothy Pina

#12. If God is your pilot, do not fear any turbulence.

Matshona Dhliwayo

#13. Everyone has to be an orphan some time.

John Steinbeck

#14. There is no such thing as business ethics. There is only one kind
you have to adhere to the highest standards.

Marvin Bower

#15. Pigpen crosses his arms over his chest, clearly pissed that I'm not following his set of rules for hacking. "You should have come to me when you hit that snag.

Katie McGarry

#16. I have someone. He's 25. It's nothing serious.

Tanika Ray

#17. People should be judged on the basis of their performance, not nationality, personality, education, or personal traits and skills.

Marvin Bower

#18. I believe that leaders and leadership teams working together in a proper design will run the business more effectively than by hierarchical, command-and-control managing. But I can't prove that. And there are no models.

Marvin Bower

#19. Leading fosters a working atmosphere that stimulates an open exchange of ideas and fosters dissent. People should show a genuine concern for one another and treat one another with fairness, as peers and friends. With such an atmosphere it should be a pleasure to come to work.

Marvin Bower

#20. Convinced that behavior and conduct are every bit as important as skills and expertise, I sought to build the firm into an enduring, values-based institution.

Marvin Bower

#21. I get up. I move through this pale light; I see it change beneath my hands and on the sleeves of my coat: I cannot describe how much it disgusts me.

Jean-Paul Sartre

#22. Decisions should be based on facts, objectively considered.

Marvin Bower

#23. A business of high principle generates greater drive and effectiveness because people know that they can do the right thing decisively and with confidence.

Marvin Bower

#24. If you are not willing to take pain to live by your principles, there is no point in having principles.

Marvin Bower

#25. The course of business shapes public opinion.

Marvin Bower

#26. I knew she wanted to ask what I was doing, but I had the advantage. Nobody liked to see me speak.

John Darnielle