#consist

The essence of a free government consists in an effectual control of rivalries. ↗

— John Adams

#control #effectual #essence #free #free government

Because interrogations are intended to coerce confessions, interrogators feel themselves justified in using their coercive means. Consistency regarding the technique is not important; inducing anxiety and fear is the point. ↗

— Aldrich Ames

#because #coerce #coercive #confessions #consistency

The green-light decision process today consists of maybe of 30 or 40 people. ↗

— Peter Bart

#decision #green-light #maybe #people #process

Life consists not in holding good cards but in playing those you hold well. ↗

— Josh Billings

#cards #consists #good #hold #holding

My instinct is to assume that we consumers are an inconsistent bunch. We like competition if it delivers low prices, but grumble if it delivers the bad news that prices need to go up. ↗

— Evan Davis

#bad #bad news #bunch #competition #consumers

If business doesn't thrive, it hurts America. We need improved relations, more collaboration, more thought and more consistency as we go about trying to make sure we have the best country in the world. Not scapegoating and finger-pointing. ↗

— Jamie Dimon

#america #best #business #collaboration #consistency

So much of what we call management consists in making it difficult for people to work. ↗

— Peter Drucker

#consists #difficult #making #management #much

Their term project consists of a fieldwork collection of folklore that they create by interviewing family members, friends, or anyone they can manage to persuade to serve as an informant. ↗

— Alan Dundes

#collection #consists #create #family #family members

Morality may consist solely in the courage of making a choice. ↗

— Leon Blum

#consist #courage #making #may #morality

The definition of winning has become distorted. If winning the rights to a property brings with it hundreds of millions of dollars in losses, what have you won? When faced with the prospect of heavy financial losses, we have consistently walked away and have done so again. ↗

— Dick Ebersol

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