By mattr on August 27, 2010
You have a little bit of talent, a certain amount of good fortune and a lot of hard work in pursuit of whatever truth you can find in it, and if you are really lucky, a terrific partner and I have that and those four things worked out for me. Donald Sutherland
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By mattr on August 20, 2010
There just isn’t any pleasing some people. The trick is to stop trying. Robert Mitchum.
Occasionally, you don’t have a choice… as hard as you try, people don’t want to be pleased – when that happens, you might need to divert your attention elsewhere.
Who is your hero today?
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By mattr on August 13, 2010
Every man’s life ends the same way. It’s only the details of how he lived that distinguish one man from another. Ernest Hemingway
It is in the details, the values, the moral code – the how not the what.
Who is your hero today?
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By mattr on August 6, 2010
I started with the firm conviction that when I came to the end, I wanted to be regretting the things that I had done, not the things I hadn’t. Sir Michael Caine
Who is your hero today?
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By mattr on July 30, 2010
Change isn’t good or bad. It just is. Don Draper, Mad Men
Who is your hero today?
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By mattr on July 23, 2010
I pretended to be somebody I wanted to be until finally I became that person” Cary Grant
Reminds me of some advice I hear regularly from a leader in my organisation – if you want that job, start doing it – act like the person you are aiming to emulate, demonstrate that you can perform the [...]
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By mattr on July 9, 2010
I remember that as a boy, there was only one club for me – Arsenal. Ferenc Puskas
The final installment of my World Cup Special heroes – this little fella is overlooked as one of the great footballers of all time. He scored 157 goals in 187 appearances for [...]
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By mattr on July 2, 2010
Speed is often confused with insight. When I start running before the rest, I appear faster. Johan Cruyff
To some, the greatest footballer ever – arguably the best European footballer ever. I love this quote.
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By mattr on June 25, 2010
Never change a winning team. Sir Alf Ramsey. 1920 – 1999
But, the moment it starts to fail, change it quickly.
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By mattr on June 18, 2010
If you never concede a goal, you’re going to win more games than you lose. Bobby Moore.
But you still need to score some goals to do that…as another great football icon said, “the more times you shoot, the more times you’ll score”.
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