Colleagues Quotes

• I'm not the smartest fellow in the world, but I can sure pick smart colleagues.

  Franklin D. Roosevelt

  Smart, Political, Insightful

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• To have the recognition of your colleagues is great. The public attention is a mixed blessing.

  Joshua Lederberg

  Blessing, Attention, Rewards

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• I think also of my colleagues in elementary particle theory in many lands, and feel that in some measure I am here as a representative of our small, informal, international fraternity.

  Murray Gell-Mann

  Thinking, Land, Fraternity

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• In the Radiation Laboratory we count it a privilege to do everything we can to assist our medical colleagues in the application of these new tools to the problems of human suffering.

  Ernest Lawrence

  Suffering, Tools, Radiation

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• A lot of people, when a guy scores a lot of goals, think, 'He's a great player', because a goal is very important, but a great player is a player who can do everything on the field. He can do assists, encourage his colleagues, give them confidence to go forward. It is someone who, when a team does not do well, becomes one of the leaders.

  Pele

  Team, Player, Thinking

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• If you don't know what to do with many of the papers piled on your desk, stick a dozen colleagues initials on them and pass them along. When in doubt, route.

  Malcolm Forbes

  Humorous, Office, Doubt

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• Even the frankest and bravest of subordinates do not talk with their boss the same way they talk with colleagues.

  Robert K. Greenleaf

  Boss, Way, Owners

  Robert K. Greenleaf, Larry C. Spears (2002). “Servant Leadership: A Journey Into the Nature of Legitimate Power and Greatness”, p.73, Paulist Press

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• Mr. President, it may surprise my colleagues, but I am no fan of federal disaster programs for agriculture. They are difficult to pass and often a disaster to implement.

  Pat Roberts

  Agriculture, President, Fans

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• Having a college degree gave me the opportunity to be... well-rounded. Also, the people I met at the university, most of them are still my colleagues now. People I've known for years are all in the industry together.

  Jon Secada

  Inspirational, Funny, Graduation

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• We've lost sight of our role in the region and our view of our colleagues in the region.

  John Hewson

  Sight, Views, Roles

  Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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• Few men are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change the world which yields most painfully to change.

  Robert Kennedy

  Change, Courage, Men

  Robert F. Kennedy's Day of Affirmation Address at the University of Capetown, South Africa, www.mtholyoke.edu. June 6, 1966.

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• As individuals, we will be judged in our lives by the totality of our actions. Not one thing will stand out. And I think that's how we get judged by our colleagues and that's how we get judged by the good lord.

  Rahm Emanuel

  Thinking, Our Actions, Lord

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• Nixon was the most dishonest individual I have ever met in my life. He lied to his wife, his family, his friends, his colleagues in the Congress, lifetime members of his own political party, the American people and the world.

  Barry Goldwater

  Party, Wife, People

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• HIV infection and AIDS is growing - but so too is public apathy. We have already lost too many friends and colleagues.

  David Geffen

  Apathy, Hiv, Growing

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• We will ensure that associates continue to possess unsurpassed product knowledge and maintain their dedication to customer service and respect for their colleagues and for the communities in which they work and live.

  Arthur Blank

  Educational, Dedication, Community

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• As part of my efforts to fight identity theft, I worked with my colleagues on the Financial Services Committee to strengthen consumer protection with a reasonable notification requirement.

  Melissa Bean

  Fighting, Effort, Identity

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• I will continue to work in Washington to oppose any efforts to expand drilling off our Coasts and to challenge my colleagues to adopt responsible energy policies.

  Lois Capps

  Effort, Challenges, Energy

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• If I am confirmed, I am confident that my colleagues on the Federal Open Market Committee and I will maintain the focus on long-term price stability as monetary policy's greatest contribution to general economic prosperity and maximum employment.

  Ben Bernanke

  Long, Focus, Employment

  "Hearing Regarding Ben Bernanke's Nomination to Be Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve". www.washingtonpost.com. November 15, 2005.

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• Meanwhile, the originator of a theory may have a very lonely time, especially if his colleagues find his views of nature unfamiliar, and difficult to appreciate.

  Peter D. Mitchell

  Lonely, Views, Appreciate

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• It's easy to kick somebody when they're down. George W. Bush has dealt with more difficult issues than any president since Franklin Roosevelt. And I've told my colleagues it's time that we go stand up for the president.

  John Boehner

  Issues, President, Easy

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• I am sure that every one of my colleagues "Democrat, Republican, and Independent" agrees with that statement. That in the voting booth, every one is equal.

  Barbara Boxer

  Independent, Voting, Vote

  Barbara Boxer's statement on her objection to the certification of Ohio's electoral votes, January 6, 2005.

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• I would wish for any one of my colleagues to have the experience of working with Martin Scorsese once in their lifetime.

  Daniel Day-Lewis

  Wish, Lifetime, Scorsese

  "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

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• Well, I was a very strong opponent of the war, in fact, one of those who went door to door to my colleagues and thus achieved 60 percent of the Democrats voting no against this war.

  Jan Schakowsky

  Strong, War, Doors

  "Hardball" Chris Matthews, www.nbcnews.com. July 26, 2006.

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• They have been saying for a long time that Iraq made an effort to import active uranium, and my colleague demonstrated the other day that they came to the conclusion that it was a fake document that everybody is relying upon.

  Hans Blix

  Fake People, Iraq, Long

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• It took a while for me to grasp that my colleagues believe I have made an impact on the history of cinema.

  Conrad Hall

  Believe, Impact, Cinema

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