My theory is that, just like with omitting a final comma in a list when not essential for meaning, publishers are trying to save paper and ink or pixels on-screen.
BILL WALSHIf you see players who hate practice, their coach isn’t doing a very good job.
More Bill Walsh Quotes
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If you don’t have these feelings, I do not know how you can lead anyone. I have spent many sleepless nights trying to figure out how I was going to phase out certain players for whom I had strong feelings, but that was my job. I wasn’t hired to do anything but win.
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You can make a point without being personal. Don’t insult or belittle your people. Instead of getting more out of them you will get less
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As the leader, part of the job is to be visible and willing to communicate with everyone
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There has to be a very acute awareness on your part as to the level of exertion and the toll it’s taking on those you lead.
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The proper use of commas is often more art than science.
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If you see players who hate practice, their coach isn’t doing a very good job.
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Your path and purpose will become crystal clear when you begin to trust your vision.
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A burro is an ass. A burrow is a hole in the ground. As a journalist you are expected to know the difference.
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Invest in great relationships, they will pay a lifetime of dividends.
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On occasion I omit commas. On occasion, I use them. (The more you know about English, the less you’re likely to think there are unbreakable “rules” for a lot of these things.)
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Use all your knowledge to get their first. Set the trend and make the competition counter you
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90 percent of the time the terms are misused or unnecessary. Not every image obtained from a computer is a screen shot.
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Machines aren’t replacing proofreaders at all. Copy editors, who proofread and much, much more, use spellcheck as a tool but read every word that appears in the paper
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Everybody’s got an opinion. Leaders are paid to make a decision. The difference between offering an opinion and making a decision is the difference between working for the leader and being the leader.
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By instinct we-leaders-want to run hard all the time; by intellect we know this is not possible. Reconciling those two positions in the context of leadership is an ongoing challenge.
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