Calculated risks are part of what you do, but the idea that something completely crazy will work just because it’s completely crazy is completely crazy.
BILL WALSHOn 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.)
More Bill Walsh Quotes
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The culture precedes positive results. It doesn’t get tacked on as an afterthought on your way to the victory stand. Champions behave like champions before they’re champions: they have a winning standard of performance before they are winners.
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Consistent motivation usually comes from a consuming desire to be able to perform at your best under pressure, namely, the pressure produced by tough competition.
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If your why is strong enough you will figure out how!
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Good talent with bad attitude equals bad talent.
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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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Before you can win the fight, You’ve got to be in the fight.
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Find a great mentor who believes in you, your life will change forever!
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I often think about the class differences involved in “jobs” vs. “careers.”
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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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Your path and purpose will become crystal clear when you begin to trust your vision.
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I’ve observed that if individuals who prevail in a highly competitive environment have any one thing in common besides success, it is failure-and their ability to overcome it.
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You can only succeed when people are communicating, not just from the top down, but in complete interchange. Communication comes from fighting off my ego and listening.
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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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For me the starting point for everything – before strategy, tactics, theories, managing, organizing, philosophy, methodology, talent, or experience – is work ethic. Without one of significant magnitude, you’re dead in the water.
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I caution against beginning or ending a quotation with ellipses
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