It's critical for African-American seniors and people with disabilities to be aware of this opportunity. I want to help people realize they must not be passive about making a decision, and that they need to take action soon.


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The rain forest has Sting. Now Siberia has Jack Dee. Someone had to draw the short straw. In this ca...
JACK DEE
I really like rustic mediterranean cooking. And I like trying out curry takeaways.
JACK DEE
I hate people who think it's clever to take drugs... like custom officers.
JACK DEE
I have had issues with depression all my life, and it's probably true to say there was a tendenc...
JACK DEE
Comedy and tragedy are two sides of the same coin. A talent in one area might also lead to a predisp...
JACK DEE
And people are intrigued if I really am as grumpy in real life. People feel a bit let down if I'...
JACK DEE
I had a longing for ritual, something I could cling to, a routine to make me feel well and contented...
JACK DEE
I'm not really part of any group or clique or gang because that's always been my nature.
JACK DEE
To the Indians it seemed that these Europeans hated everything in nature - the living forests and th...
DEE BROWN
Mirrors are perpetually deceitful. They lie and steal your true self. They reveal only what your min...
DEE REMY
He had only heard of dragons, and although he had never seen one, he was sure they existed.
DEE MARIE
Akan ada satu saat kamu bertanya: pergi ke mana inspirasiku? Tiba-tiba kamu merasa ditinggal pergi. ...
DEE LESTARI
The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get old ones out...
DEE HOCK
The closest thing to a law of nature in business is that form has an affinity for expense, while sub...
DEE HOCK
Success follows those adept at preserving the substance of the past by clothing it in the forms of t...
DEE HOCK
Language was a huge expansion of that capacity to deal with information.
DEE HOCK
Think about technological float: it took centuries for the wheel to gain universal acceptance. Now a...
DEE HOCK
Throughout history, it took centuries for the habits of one culture to materially affect another. No...
DEE HOCK
Experience is easy to provide and quickly put to good use by people with all the other qualities.
DEE HOCK
If you go back to the first single-cell form of life, it clearly possessed the capacity to receive, ...
DEE HOCK
If you're in such a position of power and your ego is such that this is not possible, then its e...
DEE HOCK
It won't do away with hierarchy totally, but the principal leader will be the person who most ex...
DEE HOCK
Make another list of things done for you that you loved. Do them for others, always.
DEE HOCK
The prudent course is to make an investment in learning, testing and understanding, determine how th...
DEE HOCK
Make a careful list of all things done to you that you abhorred. Don't do them to others, ever.
DEE HOCK
What will become compellingly important is absolute clarity of shared purpose and set of principles ...
DEE HOCK
Substance is enduring, form is ephemeral.
DEE HOCK
If you don't understand that you work for your mislabeled 'subordinates', then you know ...
DEE HOCK
Clean out a corner of your mind and creativity will instantly fill it.
DEE HOCK
Money motivates neither the best people, nor the best in people. It can move the body and influence ...
DEE HOCK
The problem is never how to get new, innovative thoughts into your mind, but how to get old ones out...
DEE HOCK
If you look to lead, invest at least 40% of your time managing yourself - your ethics, character, pr...
DEE HOCK
Lead yourself, lead your superiors, lead your peers, and free your people to do the same. All else i...
DEE HOCK
Preserve substance; modify form; know the difference.
DEE HOCK
It is essential to employ, trust, and reward those whose perspective, ability, and judgment are radi...
DEE HOCK