Most discussions of decision making assume that only senior executives make decisions or that only senior executives' decisions matter. This is a dangerous mistake.


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The candle burns not for us, but for all those whom we failed to rescue from prison, who were shot o...
PETER BENENSON
My relationship to plants becomes closer and closer. They make me quiet; I like to be in their compa...
PETER ZUMTHOR
The celebration... you cannot practice it or anything. It's a moment when the excitement of your...
PETER BONDRA
When I went to get my master's in creative writing at San Francisco State after Grinnell, I join...
PETER COYOTE
To make crime unprofitable, let the government run it.
IRENE PETER
Always be sincere, even when you don't mean it.
IRENE PETER
Ignorance is no excuse, it's the real thing.
IRENE PETER
Just because everything is different doesn't mean anything has changed.
IRENE PETER
Anyone who thinks there's safety in numbers hasn't looked at the stock market pages.
IRENE PETER
Today, if you are not confused, you are not thinking clearly.
IRENE PETER
There is no such thing as too much swearing. Swearing is just a piece of linguistic mechanics. The w...
PETER CAPALDI
The measure of life is not its duration, but its donation.
PETER MARSHALL