Great communicators have an appreciation for positioning. They understand the people they're trying to reach and what they can and can't hear. They send their message in through an open door rather than trying to push it through a wall. |
Growth remains limited, but at least the market is moving in the right direction again. We believe the market is a lot healthier than it was three months ago, as inventories have come down and expectations for growth are more realistic. |
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Have you ever, on a cloudless night, looked down from a passing aircraft flying over Canada? Endless, glowing strings of cities, towns, and homesteads. Stretching on and on, one province to the next. With only the stars in the distance. |
Have you not considered those who went forth from their homes, for fear of death, and they were thousands, then Allah said to them, Die; again He gave them life; most surely Allah is Gracious to people, but most people are not grateful. |
Have you seen him who takes his low desires for his god? Will you then be a protector over him? / Or do you think that most of them do hear or understand? They are nothing but as cattle; nay, they are straying farther off from the path. |
Having activist shareholders out there really does embolden the aggressors because they know that when they make a hostile bid, they may be able to get more assistance from shareholders who flow into the stock than they had in the past. |
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Having the kind of wins that I've had the past three or four months gave me a lot of confidence and put me in a position where I'm pretty relaxed now in the way I handle every tournament I go in, and in the way I'm walking on the court. |
He actually came over and cut the tape on my hands. The tape was still on my ankles, and on their ankles too, but he said, 'be comfortable.' Apparently at that time, he realized that he was surrounded and that the situation had changed, |
He actually commissioned someone to do a drawing for Ernie (Hahn, the developer who spearheaded the theater fundraising). I think that helped carry weight because he was the most experienced professional talking about running a theater. |
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He brings a unique combination of enthusiasm for sports, concern for the student, experience in athletic administration, business experience and communication skills that are needed in today's complex world of intercollegiate athletics. |
He came into the room larger than life, but was different from what I thought he would be. He told us that raising a family and having kids is really important -- relationships with people. He said to be loved, you've got to be lovable. |