Top Effective Quotes
The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain
Tough love - I'm kind of weary of that. I don't think it's so effective.
Marguerite Moreau
Power is of two kinds. One is obtained by the fear of punishment and the other by acts of love. Power based on love is a thousand times more effective and permanent then the one derived from fear of punishment.
Mohandas Gandhi
People who believe they have the power to exercise some measure of control over their lives are healthier, more effective and more successful than those who lack faith in their ability to effect changes in their lives.
Albert Bandura
I want to make movies that people talk about when they leave the theater, that aren't clear-cut, but effective and fulfilling in some sense.
Ryan Phillippe
All Effective Quotes
There is an urgent need for Americans to look deeply into themselves and their actions, and musical poetry is perhaps the most effective mirror available. Every newspaper headline is a potential song.
Phil Ochs 
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I have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is opposed to every instinct in my body. But as president I must put the interests of America first Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow.
Richard M. Nixon 
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Teaching to unsuspecting youngsters the effective use of formal methods is one of the joys of life because it is so extremely rewarding.
Edsger Dijkstra 
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I have never wavered from my intention to advance the cause of diversity in new and more effective ways.
Jeb Bush 
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Charlatanism of some degree is indispensable to effective leadership.
Eric Hoffer 
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The Left Elite only pretend to be concerned about what's best for everyone else because it is the most effective way to manipulate you and your children into their abyss.
Tammy Bruce 
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Even very young children need to be informed about dying. Explain the concept of death very carefully to your child. This will make threatening him with it much more effective.
P. J. O'Rourke 
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Punishment is the last and the least effective instrument in the hands of the legislator for the prevention of crime.
John Ruskin 
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Stopping crime before it occurs is the most effective crime fighting tool of all.
Blanche Lincoln 
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