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“Psychologists tell us that money is a satisfier, not a motivator…
Recognition is. That’s why we do what we do…
Recognition is critical to self-esteem.
Without it, we feel undervalued, even insignificant.
Money is nice, sure.
But once you establish a basis of monetary rewards,
without the accompanying verbal and social affirmation,
the employee will quickly become disgruntled and ask for more.
Eventually, more will never be enough.”

— John Baldoni has created a series of radio commentaries called Life, Leadership, and Laughter. These commentaries air monthly on Michigan Radio (WUOM 91.7)

“The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.”

— Mark McCormack, Author and sports entrepreneur

“If you put fences around people, you get sheep.”

— William McKnight, Former 3M CEO

“Within every man there is the reflection of a woman,
and within every woman there is the reflection of a man.
Within every man and woman there is also the reflection
of an old man and an old woman, a little boy and a little girl.”

— Hyemeyohsts Storm

“A great many people think they are thinking when they are just rearranging their prejudices.”

— William James

“Every two years the American politics industry fills the airwaves with the most virulent, scurrilous, wall-to-wall character assassination of nearly every political practitioner in the country – and then declares itself puzzled that America has lost trust in its politicians.”

— Charles Krauthammer, Washington Post Columnist

“On March 19, 2004, President Bush asked: Who would prefer Saddam’s torture chambers still be open? Shamefully, we now learn that Saddam’s torture chambers reopened under new management, U.S. management.”

— Sen. Ted Kennedy, D-MA, NBC News, 16 May 2004

“To love. To be loved.
To never forget your own insignificance.
To never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of life around you.
To seek joy in the saddest places.
To pursue beauty to its lair.
To never simplify what is complicated or complicate what is simple.
To respect strength, never power.
Above all, to watch.
To try and understand.
To never look away.
And never, never to forget.”

— Arundhati Roy, The Cost of Living

“Real courage is when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.”

— Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird

“…there is no tool for development more effective than the education of girls.”

— Kofi A. Annan
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