#maintain

So companies have to be very schizophrenic. On one hand, they have to maintain continuity of strategy. But they also have to be good at continuously improving. ↗

— Michael Porter

#companies #continuity #continuously #good #hand

As a rule, all heroism is due to a lack of reflection, and thus it is necessary to maintain a mass of imbeciles. If they once understand themselves the ruling men will be lost. ↗

— Ernest Renan

#heroism #imbeciles #lack #lost #maintain

I grew up in a sport that didn't allow you to grow up. There was always the threat of younger competition. So you had to maintain the image of youth. ↗

— Cathy Rigby

#always #competition #grew #grow #grow up

When Coltrane died, a void appeared in this music that has not been filled yet. He maintained a forward motion in his work and did not look back. ↗

— Bill Dixon

#back #been #coltrane #did #died

The single most important factor in determining America's success in the 21st century will be maintaining our ability to be an innovative and creative society. ↗

— Ron Kind

#ability #america #century #creative #determining

There's something in human nature, the trying-to-get-on-with-it quality of people, the struggle to maintain or keep the show going can be exhausting. ↗

— Greg Kinnear

#going #human #human nature #keep #maintain

I have always maintained that in basketball the importance of the mental to the physical is about four to one. ↗

— Bobby Knight

#always #basketball #four #i #importance

I'm not the only one working for democracy in Burma - there are so many people who have worked for it because they believe that this is the only way we can maintain the dignity of our people. ↗

— Aung San Suu Kyi

#believe #burma #democracy #dignity #i

While it is important to maintain a balanced approach to solving our nation's energy problems, we must commit ourselves to recognize some areas as 'off limits,' and the Artic National Wildlife Reserve is a national symbol of that commitment. ↗

— Ken Salazar

#areas #balanced #commit #commitment #energy

It is a different world than when I was growing up, and you started to just kind of maintain at thirty-five and just hope you can hope it together. People are a lot more vital than I am and doing all kinds of things and leading really important movements. ↗

— Susan Sarandon

#different #different world #doing #growing #growing up