James Hunter Famous Quotes and Saying

Leadership is character in action.

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action character

I am quite a slow writer. I can only work under pressure; I wait until the last minute.

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lasts pressure waiting

For me, hearing the term 'apply yourself' was like a crucifix to Bella Lugosi's Dracula. 'Ahhh, it burns!'

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hearing term

My absolute favorite song I've ever written is "This Is Where We Came In." It's a nudge at younger listeners, cause at one time you could go into a cinema halfway through a film and then stay through and pick up where you left off.

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nudge cinema song

If I have any claim to originality, I do it by investing my own personality into it, so it's coming from a slightly more sardonic, English point of view.

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investing personality views

I'm conscious enough that how I'm singing is not my own accent.

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singing conscious enough

If I sang the way I talk it would sound like "Tommy Steele sings Muddy Waters!"

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sound water way

Because I'm English, I try not to make any purely American references, because I want to limit how much I'm pretending to be American.

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limits want trying

I get influenced by stuff that isn't even music.

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stuff

It's when you are trying to make something that is "authentic" as opposed to real - people who appreciate music for the wrong reasons tend to compartmentalize stuff.

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appreciate real people

If you are approaching the music with more reverence than the original guys invested into it, you are effectively doing it a disservice.

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reverence originals guy

Leadership is not about personality, possessions, or charisma, but all about who you are as a person. I used to believe that leadership was about style but now I know that leadership is about substance, namely character.

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personality character believe

As leaders we do not create growth. The best we can do is create an environment that is conducive to growth. It is like planting a garden. You do not cause the seeds to grow. To grow is their natural purpose in life.

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growth garden leader

Leadership: The skill of influencing people to work enthusiastically toward goals identified as being for the common good.

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skills goal people

...leaders who do not hold their people accountable to a set standard are, in effect, thieves and liars. Thieves because they are stealing from the stockholder who pays them to hold people accountable, and liars because they pretend that everything is OK with their people when in fact everything is not OK.

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leader liars people

Serving others breaks you free from the shackles of self and self-absorption that choke out the joy of living.

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servant-leadership self joy

Authority: The skill of getting people to willingly do your will, because of your personal influence.

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influence skills people

There is great joy in leading with authority, which is serving others by meeting their legitimate needs.

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serving-others joy needs

Who then is the greatest leader? The one who has served the most.

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servant-leadership servant leader

Forgiving behavior is dealing with situations as they arise in an assertive manner and then letting go of any lingering resentment. As the leader, if you are not able to let go of the resentment, it will consume you and render you ineffective.

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forgiving leader letting-go

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Leadership is character in action.

I am quite a slow writer. I can only work under pressure; I wait until the last minute.

For me, hearing the term 'apply yourself' was like a crucifix to Bella Lugosi's Dracula. 'Ahhh, it burns!'

My absolute favorite song I've ever written is "This Is Where We Came In." It's a nudge at younger listeners, cause at one time you could go into a cinema halfway through a film and then stay through and pick up where you left off.

If I have any claim to originality, I do it by investing my own personality into it, so it's coming from a slightly more sardonic, English point of view.

I'm conscious enough that how I'm singing is not my own accent.

If I sang the way I talk it would sound like "Tommy Steele sings Muddy Waters!"

Because I'm English, I try not to make any purely American references, because I want to limit how much I'm pretending to be American.

I get influenced by stuff that isn't even music.

It's when you are trying to make something that is "authentic" as opposed to real - people who appreciate music for the wrong reasons tend to compartmentalize stuff.

If you are approaching the music with more reverence than the original guys invested into it, you are effectively doing it a disservice.

Leadership is not about personality, possessions, or charisma, but all about who you are as a person. I used to believe that leadership was about style but now I know that leadership is about substance, namely character.

As leaders we do not create growth. The best we can do is create an environment that is conducive to growth. It is like planting a garden. You do not cause the seeds to grow. To grow is their natural purpose in life.

Leadership: The skill of influencing people to work enthusiastically toward goals identified as being for the common good.

Serving others breaks you free from the shackles of self and self-absorption that choke out the joy of living.

Authority: The skill of getting people to willingly do your will, because of your personal influence.

There is great joy in leading with authority, which is serving others by meeting their legitimate needs.

Who then is the greatest leader? The one who has served the most.

Forgiving behavior is dealing with situations as they arise in an assertive manner and then letting go of any lingering resentment. As the leader, if you are not able to let go of the resentment, it will consume you and render you ineffective.

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