Quotes

“Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.”
–Robert Frost

I think that this quote is interesting. In the best cases, this quote is true.

However, I have some colleagues, including my former boss, who is a genius in his field, but his temperament is unpredictable at best. He is very self-confident, though, and this is one of his greatest strengths. On the other side of the spectrum, I have seen people who are self-confident but are ignorant, and are not very temperamental. It is almost like they don’t know any better.

If I could add a condition to this quote, I would include that the greatest leaders are educated (not necessarily by a traditional education), and can listen to opposing viewpoints without losing their temper or self-confidence. What do you think?

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