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• In briefings to busy people, summarize at the beginning what you're going to tell them, then tell them, then summarize at the end what you have told them.
  -- Charles Wolf, Jr....
• Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
  -- Gen. George S. Patton, "War As I Knew It", 1947...
• Never tell people how to do things. Tell them WHAT to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
  -- Gen. George S. Patton, Jr....
• Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do, and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
  George S. Patton, US General...
• Never tell them what you wouldn't do. -- Adam Clayton Powell
• It is always best not to tell people of your troubles.
  Half of them are not interested and the other half are glad you're getting what's coming to you....
• The trouble with computers is that they do what you tell them, not what you want. -- D. Cohe
• People have a way of becoming what you encourage them to be, not what you nag them to be.