Kenneth Thompson

Chief Executive Officer, Dalex Finance

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The great questions of the day will not be settled by means of speeches and majority decisions but by iron and blood.

Otto von Bismarck

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"Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like."

Lao Tzu

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"Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don't resist them, that only creates sorrow....

[Kenneth Thompson @KThompsonDalex]

...You don't get what you deserve, you get what you negotiate for."

Ken Thompson ®

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"Know and preserve your value. That is the most important thing. In your career, at home, in your friendships and relationships.....

[Kenneth Thompson @KThompsonDalex]

....that telling you the truth will not offend you."

Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

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"There is no other way to guard yourself against flattery than by making men understand....

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...the first is the most excellent, the second is good, the third is useless."
Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

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....and a third which neither comprehends by itself nor by the showing of others....

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"there are three classes of intellects: one which comprehends by itself; another which appreciates what others comprehend...

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The first method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he has around him.
Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

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If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.

John Quincy Adams

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and prayer camps and those learning under trees or in classrooms built in 1912. We deserve more…..much, much, much more."

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...the senseless deaths on our roads, the humiliation we go through when applying for a visa, our children dying in ‘hospitals’...

[Kenneth Thompson @KThompsonDalex]

..And whilst you are taking your time about it, remember our wages last for two days, we cannot afford electricity,....

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....charge it to Capacity Building…if you know what I mean.

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Please remember to ‘cut’ Manasseh a cheque…..apart from putting his life at risk, he deserves to be paid for his consultancy services....

[Kenneth Thompson @KThompsonDalex]

...And Singapore and Mauritius would be nowhere near the dance floor....

[Kenneth Thompson @KThompsonDalex]

...If it was down to manganese, bauxite, limestone, iron ore and gold, life would be a party...

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...and people credit faith in government and civic institutions as part of the reason for low corruption...