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Antony Jay Quotes: You can judge a leader by the size of the problem he tackles... Other people can cope with the waves, it's his job to watch the tide.
         

You can judge a leader by the size of the problem he tackles... Other people can cope with the waves, it's his job to watch the tide.


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You can judge a leader by the size of the problem he tackles - people nearly always pick a problem their own size, and ignore or leave to others the bigger or smaller ones.



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