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William Pollard

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Born on the first day of 1828, William Pollard served as a Christian minister during the middle and latter decades of the nineteenth century.

He continued in that vocation until his death on September 26, 1893.

No further details about his life, writings, or ministry are supported by the available record.

Quotes by William Pollard

To change is difficult. Not to change is fatal.
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To change is difficult. Not to change is fatal.
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#difficult
Obviously it is not going to be helpful that the company has admitted wrongdoing - that's going to be publicly known. But what impact, if any, that will ultimately have with the jury, nobody really knows.
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Obviously it is not going to be helpful that the company has admitted wrongdoing - that's going to be publicly known. But what impact, if any, that will ultimately have with the jury, nobody really knows.
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#admitted
Too often new ideas are studied and analyzed until they are suffocated.
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Too often new ideas are studied and analyzed until they are suffocated.
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#new-ideas
Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit.
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Information is a source of learning. But unless it is organized, processed, and available to the right people in a format for decision making, it is a burden, not a benefit.
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#benefits
In examining the potential of individuals, we must focus on their strengths and not just their mistakes. We cannot be limited by what they may have spilled in the kitchen.
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In examining the potential of individuals, we must focus on their strengths and not just their mistakes. We cannot be limited by what they may have spilled in the kitchen.
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#mistake
If you want people to listen, you have to have a platform to speak from, and that is excellence in what you do.
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If you want people to listen, you have to have a platform to speak from, and that is excellence in what you do.
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#perfection
It is not always what we know or analyzed before we make a decision that makes it a great decision. It is what we do after we make the decision to implement and execute it that makes it a good decision.
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It is not always what we know or analyzed before we make a decision that makes it a great decision. It is what we do after we make the decision to implement and execute it that makes it a good decision.
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#decision-making
It is the responsibility of leadership to provide opportunity, and the responsibility of individuals to contribute.
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It is the responsibility of leadership to provide opportunity, and the responsibility of individuals to contribute.
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Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.
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Learning and innovation go hand in hand. The arrogance of success is to think that what you did yesterday will be sufficient for tomorrow.
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#thinking
Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable.
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Without change there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable.
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#creativity
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