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Mission-driven 'assholes': The people who are crazy passionate—and a little crazy.

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Quote of the Week 1 " Mission-driven 'assholes': The people who are crazy passionate—and a little crazy.  " ― Tony Fadell , Build Triggered by a recent discussion on LinkedIn . See also: " 4 Types of Assholes " – all of whom I have encountered during my career. Mit ChatGPT erstellt Mission-driven “assholes”: The people who are crazy passionate—and a little crazy. They speak most frankly, trampling the politics of the modern office, and steamroll right over the delicate social order of “how things are done around here.” Much like true assholes, they are neither easygoing nor easy to work with. Unlike true assholes, they care. They give a damn. They listen. They work incredibly hard and push their team to be better—often against their will. They are unrelenting when they know they’re right, but are open to changing their minds and will praise other people’s efforts if they’re genuinely great. A good way to know if you’re working with a mission-driven "ass...

You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.

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Quote of the Week 52 " You have power over your mind - not outside events.   Realize this, and you will find strength. " ―  Marcus Aurelius , Meditations

One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.

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Quote of the Week 51 “ One of the great mistakes is to judge policies and programs by their intentions rather than their results.” ―  Milton Friedman

The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative on the day after the revolution.

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Quote of the Week 50 “ The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative on the day after the revolution.” ― Hannah Arendt Triggered by Hannah Arendt 's 50th anniversary of death.

There are three sides to the question — my side, your side, and the right side.

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Quote of the Week 49 “ There are three sides to the question — my side, your side, and the right side.” ―  Wray Hunt Triggered by yesterday's Quote Investigator post. Related: