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My father and brothers were coal miners.


Merle Travis

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TRAVIS BARKER One of the toughest things for leaders to master is kindness. Kindness shares credit and offers enth...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY When companies create ridiculous and demoralizing rules to halt the outlandish behavior of a few ind...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY When it comes to getting promoted, you want to present yourself in a way that feeds into the biases ...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY When people start to perceive you as the big guy, you're not allowed to be scrappy, fierce.
TRAVIS KALANICK There is a time in the life of every predicament where it is ripe for resolution. Emotions provide t...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY Common sense would suggest that having ability, like being smart, inspires confidence. It does, but ...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY People who fail to use their emotional intelligence skills are more likely to turn to other, less ef...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY To me, country music tells a story about, and deals with, the way people live their lives and what t...
RANDY TRAVIS Managers tend to blame their turnover problems on everything under the sun, while ignoring the crux ...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY Influential people are never satisfied with the status quo. They're the ones who constantly ask,...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY I spent a disproportionate amount of my time in a car in L.A. I'm 35 years old. If you add up th...
TRAVIS KALANICK It's difficult to find a genuine weakness that makes you appear competent. For instance, telling...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY There is no upside to making a disparaging remark about a colleague. If your remark is accurate, eve...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY Drake is an amazing person. Also, a magician. He's a big brother, super-talent; he's cool.
TRAVIS SCOTT I think every once in a while country has lost its way, but found its way back. It's always goin...
RANDY TRAVIS People lie in everyday conversation to appear more likeable and competent. While men and women lie e...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY As important as it is to learn how to deal with different kinds of people, truly toxic people will n...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY I've never been derogatory towards taxi drivers.
TRAVIS KALANICK When I was three years old, my dad bought me my first drum set.
TRAVIS SCOTT The biggest mistake most people make when it comes to listening is they're so focused on what th...
TRAVIS BRADBERRY It was kind of something we preached the last three days, kind of a grudge match on the boards. Who'...
TRAVIS FORD