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By Dr. Sohail Ansari

Conceived and worded by DR Sohail Ansari (originality of concepts and originality of words).

He believes that there can never be a zero scope for improvement and appreciates criticism if it is not for the sake of criticism.

Quotable Quote from ‘L’

Leader

·        If leader has global perspective but does not see himself into it; he cultivates international fame not at the expense of national popularity.

·        Difference between leader of nation and of country is that former defines country and latter is defined by it.

·        Leadership-deficit is not the absence of leaders but the leader who can bridge the gaps when nation is divided.

·        Leader can only claim loyalty from people if he has proved loyal to people.

·        If leader leads not by acting on vision but by mass reaction, then followers have to follow one leader and leader has to follow every follower.  

A leap of faith

·        Leap of faith is the disbelief when there is no reason for not believing and the belief when there is no reason for not disbelieving. 

Lin.gua Franca

·        Facebook has succeeded in making social media the Lin.gua Franca of our time but silence is and will always be the lin.gua Franca of romantic relationship.

Love and trust

·        Trusting me is not complaining about me to anyone other than me; and loving me is not complaining about me to me.

 love and fear

·        You are feared not loved if people do not tell you what they believe but what they believe you want to hear.       

Law

·        Almost everything grows old with time so to become irrelevant but law that is only when it fails to deal with today’s problem. 

Lie

·        Lie is counterfeit money; its circulation depends upon the believability of people who do not coin it.

Life

·        Lives those do not matter beyond themselves are of destitute and of hedonist and those do shake a joyous fist at mortality and become special beyond expression.

Linguistic skills

·        The most important significance of linguistic skills lies in enabling one to punch well above his weight class.

Luxury product

·        Buying a luxury product is as much about compelling narrative as anything.