#side

A passive approach to professional growth will leave you by the wayside. ↗

— Tom Peters

#growth #leave #passive #professional #wayside

Basically, we are a whole world of people desperately trying to figure out what is the dark side of our natures and how much can we explore without becoming something else. ↗

— William Petersen

#becoming #dark #dark side #desperately #else

I want to live and work in Chicago for the rest of my life. You know when you were growing up and you wanted to become president? What I want now is to be mayor of this damned town in ten years. ↗

— William Petersen

#chicago #damned #growing #growing up #i

President Obama has said that our aspirations should be realistic. We are not going to turn one of the poorest countries in the world, that was plunged into 30 years of war, into an advanced, industrialized, Western-style democracy. What we want to achieve is Afghanistan's capacity to secure and govern itself. ↗

— David Petraeus

#advanced #afghanistan #aspirations #capacity #countries

The progress in Iraq is still fragile. And it could still be reversed. Iraq still faces innumerable challenges, and they will be evident during what will likely be a difficult process as the newly elected Council of Representatives selects the next prime minister, president, and speaker of the council. ↗

— David Petraeus

#could #council #difficult #during #elected

I'm a competitive player, and I love being on the court. If the NBA cancels the season I'm definitely looking at my options and considering going overseas. ↗

— Paul Pierce

#competitive #considering #court #definitely #going

It's true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges. ↗

— Abbe Pierre

#atrocities #crises #cultural #exchanges #humanity

I wanted a theory that would allow one to live outside the office with the same philosophy one uses inside it. ↗

— Kenneth L. Pike

#i #inside #live #office #outside

Obviously if you are an accountant, a criminal lawyer, a president, or a senator, or if you work in a funeral parlor, you have to wear a tie, but more and more people are wearing very casual clothes. ↗

— Jean Pigozzi

#casual #clothes #criminal #funeral #lawyer

A discontented young fellow, filled with self pride; he certainly should have considered it an honor to be sent on so respectable an embassy as he was. ↗

— Zebulon Pike

#considered #discontented #embassy #fellow #filled