Some people think football is a matter of life and death... I can assure them it is much more serious than that.

Bill Shankly

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Topic

Soccer Sports

Author

Bill Shankly

Source

The Guardian

Medium

Newspaper

Statement Type

Misdirection

Language

English

Time

1973 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Soccer coach Coach

From

United Kingdom Europe

Authentication Score 1

Citation

Shankly, Bill. Guardian. 24 Dec. 1973.

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All of the great leaders have had one characteristic in common: it was the willingness to confront unequivocally the major anxiety of their people in their time. This, and not much else, is the essence of leadership.

John Kenneth Galbraith

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Topic
Political leadership Leadership

Author

John Kenneth Galbraith
Source
The Age of Uncertainty
Genre
Economic literature
Language
English
Time
1977 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Galbraith, John Kenneth. The Age of Uncertainty. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1977, ch. 12.