Against the beautiful and the clever and the successful, one can wage a pitiless war, but not against … - Graham Greene

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High performing organizations have cultures of creativity and risk. They encourage workers to innovate and play.

Graham Greene

Against the beautiful and the clever and the successful, one can wage a pitiless war, but not against the unattractive: then the millstone weighs on the breast.

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