A leader is best when people barely know that he exists, not so good when people obey and acclaim him, worst when they despise him. Fail to honor people, They fail to honor you. But of a good leader, who talks little, when his work is done, his aims fulfilled, they will all say, “We did this ourselves.”
Harry S. Truman
“It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.”
― Harry S. Truman
tags: accomplishment, achievement, inspirational, misattributed, modesty, recognition
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Ronald Reagan
“There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don’t care who gets the credit.”
― Ronald Reagan
Seems difficult. The people sending this signal are necessarily sending it really quietly. I guess it could be a good way to evaluate someone you know well. It wouldn’t work to pick an altruist out of a crowd if you’re, say, looking at job applicants.
You are always only either the person that gets the credit or the one that makes it possible
...or something to that effect from someone in Rise and Fall of the Third Reich on the scope and possibilities of national politics. Can’t find the quote atm.
-Seth Godin
Tao Te Ching
Harry S. Truman “It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.” ― Harry S. Truman tags: accomplishment, achievement, inspirational, misattributed, modesty, recognition 235 people liked it like
Ronald Reagan “There is no limit to the amount of good you can do if you don’t care who gets the credit.” ― Ronald Reagan
Cute. :) And someone on Wikiquotes traces it back to
“The way to get things done is not to mind who gets the credit.”—Benjamin Jowett (1817-1893)
Somehow it seems appropriate that it’s hard to track down the originator of this idea.
Could we use “threshold for letting someone else take credit” as a signal for altruism?
Seems difficult. The people sending this signal are necessarily sending it really quietly. I guess it could be a good way to evaluate someone you know well. It wouldn’t work to pick an altruist out of a crowd if you’re, say, looking at job applicants.
...or something to that effect from someone in Rise and Fall of the Third Reich on the scope and possibilities of national politics. Can’t find the quote atm.