Antony Jay Quotes
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You can judge a leader by the size of the problem he tackles - people nearly always pick a problem their own size, and ignore or leave to others the bigger or smaller ones.
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The Opposition aren't really the Opposition. They're just called the Opposition. But in fact they are the Opposition in exile. The Civil Service are the Opposition in residence.
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There is this great idea about the logic of a politician, along the lines of: "Something must be done, this is something, therefore we must do it.
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Men grow to the stature to which they are stretched when they are young.
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The uncreative mind can spot wrong answers, but it takes a very creative mind to spot wrong questions.
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In corporation [corporate] religions as in others, the heretic must be cast out not because of the probability that he is wrong but because of the possibility that he is right.
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Referring the matter to a committee' can be a device for diluting authority, diffusing responsibility and delaying decisions.
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The only real training for leadership is leadership.
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You can judge a leader by the size of the problem he tackles... Other people can cope with the waves, it's his job to watch the tide.
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