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Letter "F" » fix it
«If it ain't broke, don't fix it' is the slogan of the complacent, the arrogant or the scared. It's an excuse for inaction, a call to non-arms.»
Author: Colin Powell
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Keywords:
arrogant,
broke,
complacent,
excuse,
fix,
fix it,
inaction,
it An,
scared,
slogan,
slogans
«A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting.»
Author: Russell H. Ewing
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About:
Bosses
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Keywords:
Any Questions,
asks,
ask for it,
ask in,
blame,
boss,
bosses,
bossing,
confidence,
confidences,
corrects,
creates,
do work,
drudgery,
fear,
fixes,
fixing,
fix it,
fix up,
interesting,
knows,
leader,
makes,
making known,
mistakes,
mistaking,
mistook,
out of the question,
out of work,
questions,
work,
work over,
work through,
work up
«Normal people ... believe that if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Engineers believe that if it ain't broke, it doesn't have enough features yet.»
Author: Scott Adams
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Cartoonist)
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Keywords:
broke,
engineers,
enough,
features,
fix,
fixes,
fixing,
fix it,
fix up,
normal,
The Engineer,
yet
«Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step; only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road.»
Author: Dag Hammarskjold
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Statesman)
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Keywords:
A horizon,
eye,
fixed,
fixes,
fixing,
fix it,
fix up,
grinding,
ground,
horizon,
keeps,
keep an eye on,
keep down,
keep step,
next,
road,
step,
taking,
test
«A good traveller has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.»
Author: Lao Tzu
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Philosopher)
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Keywords:
arriving,
fixed,
fixes,
fixing,
fix it,
fix up,
intent,
intents,
intent on,
plans,
traveller
«He who is fixed to a star does not change his mind.»
Author: Leonardo da Vinci
(
Architect,
Engineer,
Painter,
Sculptor)
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About:
Change,
Mind
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Keywords:
fixed,
fixed star,
fixes,
fixing,
fix it,
fix up,
star
«Don't listen to their words, fix your attention on their deeds.»
Author: Albert Einstein
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Physicist)
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Keywords:
attention,
attentions,
deeds,
fix,
fixes,
fixing,
fix it,
fix up,
listen,
with attention,
words
«Let us not seek the Republican answer or the Democratic answer, but the right answer. Let us not seek to fix the blame for the past. Let us accept our own responsibility for the future.»
«A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.»
Author: Lao Tzu
(
Philosopher)
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About:
Travel
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Keywords:
arriving,
fixed,
fixes,
fixing,
fix it,
fix up,
intent,
intents,
intent on,
plans,
traveler
«If it ain't broke don't fix it»