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Quotes by Consultant

"If a rich person invests in a business, either directly or through stock purchases, it means business can grow and hire more people."

"The real reason to oppose increasing tax rates on the wealthy is that it's a good bet they could do more to help the economy if they keep their money rather than have their earnings confiscated by the government and spent on another round of stimulus."

"Driving with one foot on the accelerator and the other on the brake is likely to get you nowhere, but certainly will burn out vital parts of your car. Similarly, cutting taxes on the middle class, but increasing them on the 'rich' is likely to result in an economic burnout."

"But only 'rich' people by definition have the 'extra' money to buy things and invest to create economic growth. Do we really want to tax that 'extra' money away - and give it to the government to spend? Does that make any economic sense outside of politics and our emotional desire to make everyone suffer equally through these tough times?"

"You get what you reward. Be clear about what you want to get and systematically reward it."

"An employee's motivation is a direct result of the sum of interactions with his or her manager."

"An open-door policy doesn't do much for a closed mind."

"It is always easier - and usually far more effective - to focus on changing your behavior than on changing the behavior of others."

"Just the act of listening means more than you can imagine to most employees."

"People may take a job for more money, but they often leave it for more recognition."

"Take time to appreciate employees and they will reciprocate in a thousand ways."

"You get the best effort from others not by lighting a fire beneath them, but by building a fire within."

"You can't command people to do their best; they can only command that of themselves."

"President Obama should be championing American prominence, not apologizing for it."

"It's not how much you do, it's how often you do it. It simply doesn't matter if you make some monumental effort at any given time. You have it in your to give that extra little bit. You know that you could add that finishing touch. You know you can take that extra step."

"It's better to be boldly decisive and risk being wrong than to agonize at length and be right too late."

"I'd cap the total amount of income taxes paid by Americans to no more than 25 percent and tax all income only once."
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