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A good quote can do a lot. Sum up a situation. Offer guidance. Provide clarity.

What are your favorites?

I'll start:
Color outside the lines but on the same page
Its better to ask for forgiveness than permission.
No good deed goes unpunished.
There is no charge for awesomeness.

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“Nothing that has meaning is easy,”Easy” doesn’t enter into grown-up life.”  Michael Caine

Silent and listen are spelled with the same letters!  Unknown

It is possible to fly without motors, but not without knowledge and skill. -Wilbur Wright

Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism.~ George Washington

“The further the problem [to be solved] from the solver’s expertise, the more likely they are to solve it,” K.R. Lakhini, Harvard Professor

I like that. There are studies that show if you ask an expert how to solve a problem - they hedge and build in buffers because they know all the variables, issues, possibilities and they take forever to solve the problem. Someone who is not familiar with the issue is not constrained by all the minutia and frequently solve the problem. Not to say we don't need experts, but sometimes too knowledge can get in the way.

The value of the Beginners Mind!

"Moving mountains is not a spectator sport. If you see someone trying to make change at work and you support the idea, get in there and lend a hand, why don’t you?" From Rebels at Work Blog:

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