

“I have found both freedom and safety in my madness; the freedom of loneliness and the safety from being understood, for those who understand us enslave something in us.”
― The Madman
― The Madman

“People in any organization are always attached to the obsolete - the things that should have worked but did not, the things that once were productive and no longer are.”
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“Instruction does much, but encouragement everything."
(Letter to A.F. Oeser, Nov. 9, 1768)”
― Early and Miscellaneous Letters of J. W. Goethe: Including Letters to His Mother. With Notes and a Short Biography
(Letter to A.F. Oeser, Nov. 9, 1768)”
― Early and Miscellaneous Letters of J. W. Goethe: Including Letters to His Mother. With Notes and a Short Biography

“Too many companies believe people are interchangeable. Truly gifted people never are. They have unique talents. Such people cannot be forced into roles they are not suited for, nor should they be. Effective leaders allow great people to do the work they were born to do.”
― Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration
― Organizing Genius: The Secrets of Creative Collaboration

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