Quotes by Effectiveness There is a lot of rubbish written about toilet humour - people saying it is childish and pretending it is beneath them - but there is no doubting the effectiveness of a really good willy gag. Ade Edmondson effectivenessdoubtpeople Truth has been displaced as a value and replaced by psychological effectiveness. Alasdair MacIntyre effectivenesshas-beenspsychological The effectiveness of political and religious propaganda depends upon the methods employed, not upon the doctrines taught. These doctrines may be true or false, wholesome or pernicious it makes little or no difference. Aldous Huxley effectivenessdifferencesreligious The first discipline modernity's originators imposed upon themselves was that of self-restraint, learning to live with vulgarity. Their high expectations for effectiveness were made possible by low expectations of what was to be. Allan Bloom effectivenessselfexpectations I am convinced that dealing intelligently with the press is of the greatest importance to the success and effectiveness of a humanitarian mission. Alvin Adams missionshumanitarianeffectiveness The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions. Andre Maurois progressioneffectivenessincrease The moment a leader steps away from his core competencies, his effectiveness as a leader diminishes. Andy Stanley effectivenessleadersteps An honest politician has no goodies to toss around. This limits his effectiveness profoundly, because political power in India is dispersed throughout a multi-tiered federal structure; a local official who has not been paid off can sometimes stop a billion-dollar project. Aravind Adiga effectivenessindiapolitical Your least frequent, most extreme exertions will have the greatest influence on your fitness. The peak moments of a workout count far more than the amount of time you spend working out. This is why a series of 40-yard sprints at full speed benefits you more than half an hour of jogging. It's also the reason why lifting a weight heavy enough to make your heart pound and your muscles burn counts more than spending hours at the gym always in your comfort zone, never truly challenging your body. When a work-out becomes an unvarying, monotonous routine, it loses its effectiveness. Arthur De Vany effectivenessworkoutheart I don't think the state will allow people to occupy a particular space unless it feels that allowing that will end up in a kind of complacency, and the effectiveness and urgency of the protest will be lost. Arundhati Roy effectivenessspacethinking I'm working to improve my methods, and every hour I save is an hour added to my life. Ayn Rand effectivenesstimelife Allies never trust each other, but that doesn't spoil their effectiveness. Ayn Rand effectivenessalliestrust My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government. Barack Obama effectivenesscreatinggovernment There have been times where, let's say on LGBT issues, when we were trying to end Don't Ask, Don't Tell, and I got the Pentagon and Bob Gates, a Republican holdover from the [George W.] Bush administration, to authorize a study of how you might end Don't Ask, Don't Tell, headed up by Jeh Johnson, who at that time was a council to the Justice Department. And it was going to take a year to conduct that study, issue a report, and figure out how it might be implemented, what effect it would have on unit cohesion and military effectiveness. Barack Obama effectivenessmilitaryyears Gandhi once declared that it was his wife who unwittingly taught him the effectiveness of nonviolence. Who better than women should know that battles can be won without resort to physical strength? Who better than we should know all the power that resides in noncooperation? Barbara Deming effectivenesswifepeace As a child, one looks for compliments. As an adult, one looks for evidence of effectiveness. Ben Bradlee effectivenessadultschildren Thomas Gordon, founder of P.E.T. (Parent Effectiveness Training), observed that when children are behaving in a way that interferes with your ability to meet your needs, shouting direct orders to them doesn't work very well. So, he advised sending I messages. That is, a better alternative to, Your room is a disaster area-clean it up this minute, would be something like, I get embarrassed when Mrs. Johnson is visiting and sees your room looking this messy, so I need you to clean it up. Ben Yagoda effectivenessorderchildren A place for everything, everything in its place. Benjamin Franklin effectivenesslibertyreality The fundamental difference between the mystery story and the ghost story is the fact that a mystery demands a solution for its effectiveness; a ghost story is necessarily unsolvable; the reader must be willing to accept the fact that nothing is proved. Bennett Cerf ghost-storieseffectivenessdifferences The question is whether or not our insecurities are substantial enough to hurt, limit, or even distract us from profound effectiveness or fulfillment of purpose. Beth Moore effectivenesshurtprofound1234567891011»
