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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Vision
Date: 23 Nov 2013 10:53:15
Message: <5290cf6b$1@news.povray.org>
The Prime Minister of The Netherlands is proud to be a man without any 
vision: "Vision is like an elephant that blocks the view".

<sigh>

Thomas


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From: Le Forgeron
Subject: Re: Vision
Date: 23 Nov 2013 11:20:50
Message: <5290d5e2$1@news.povray.org>
Le 23/11/2013 16:53, Thomas de Groot nous fit lire :
> The Prime Minister of The Netherlands is proud to be a man without any
> vision: "Vision is like an elephant that blocks the view".
> 
> <sigh>
> 
> Thomas

On one hand, it protect you from absurd dogma.

On the other hand, is it really what is expected of the captain of a ship ?


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From: Stephen
Subject: Re: Vision
Date: 23 Nov 2013 12:00:40
Message: <5290df38$1@news.povray.org>
On 23/11/2013 3:53 PM, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> The Prime Minister of The Netherlands is proud to be a man without any
> vision: "Vision is like an elephant that blocks the view".
>
> <sigh>
>

On the other hand. Tony Blair was a Prime Minister with vision.
Maybe Mark Rutte has a point.




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Regards
     Stephen


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From: ingo
Subject: Re: Vision
Date: 23 Nov 2013 13:09:53
Message: <XnsA281C2F50D2D8seed7@news.povray.org>
in news:5290cf6b$1@news.povray.org Thomas de Groot wrote:

> The Prime Minister of The Netherlands is proud to be a man without any 
> vision: "Vision is like an elephant that blocks the view".

ieder land krijgt wat het verdiend ;)

Ingo


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From: Doctor John
Subject: Re: Vision
Date: 23 Nov 2013 14:03:53
Message: <5290fc19@news.povray.org>
On 23/11/13 18:09, ingo wrote:
> in news:5290cf6b$1@news.povray.org Thomas de Groot wrote:
> 
>> The Prime Minister of The Netherlands is proud to be a man without any 
>> vision: "Vision is like an elephant that blocks the view".
> 
> ieder land krijgt wat het verdiend ;)
> 
> Ingo
> 

Dat wordt een beetje hard op de Nederland

John
-- 
Protect the Earth
It was not given to you by your parents
You hold it in trust for your children


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From: nemesis
Subject: Re: Vision
Date: 23 Nov 2013 21:50:00
Message: <web.52916845ab39b6fd34a203230@news.povray.org>
Thomas de Groot <tho### [at] degrootorg> wrote:
> The Prime Minister of The Netherlands is proud to be a man without any
> vision: "Vision is like an elephant that blocks the view".
>
> <sigh>
>
> Thomas

justice is blind :p

"blind leaders for blind people" is a good modern motto


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Vision
Date: 24 Nov 2013 03:34:06
Message: <5291b9fe$1@news.povray.org>
On 23-11-2013 17:20, Le_Forgeron wrote:
> Le 23/11/2013 16:53, Thomas de Groot nous fit lire :
>> The Prime Minister of The Netherlands is proud to be a man without any
>> vision: "Vision is like an elephant that blocks the view".
>>
>> <sigh>
>>
>> Thomas
>
> On one hand, it protect you from absurd dogma.

Yes.

>
> On the other hand, is it really what is expected of the captain of a ship ?
>
If the captain of the ship does not know where he intends to go... ;-)

...and that is exactly what the person in question often seem to radiate.

Thomas


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Vision
Date: 24 Nov 2013 03:35:33
Message: <5291ba55@news.povray.org>
On 23-11-2013 16:53, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> The Prime Minister of The Netherlands is proud to be a man without any
> vision: "Vision is like an elephant that blocks the view".

Now, let us oppose this to the words of Bill Clinton, then governor of 
Arkansas: "Where there is no national vision, no national leadership, no 
national direction, a thousand points of light leaves a lot of darkness."

Thomas


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Vision
Date: 24 Nov 2013 03:36:58
Message: <5291baaa$1@news.povray.org>
On 23-11-2013 19:09, ingo wrote:
> in news:5290cf6b$1@news.povray.org Thomas de Groot wrote:
>
>> The Prime Minister of The Netherlands is proud to be a man without any
>> vision: "Vision is like an elephant that blocks the view".
>
> ieder land krijgt wat het verdiend ;)
>
> Ingo
>

I can only agree.

Thomas


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From: Thomas de Groot
Subject: Re: Vision
Date: 24 Nov 2013 03:39:21
Message: <5291bb39$1@news.povray.org>
On 23-11-2013 17:20, Le_Forgeron wrote:
> On one hand, it protect you from absurd dogma.
>
> On the other hand, is it really what is expected of the captain of a ship ?
>

But, to remind you of something /you/ wrote:

[quote]
A good Manager will take you
through the forest, no matter what.
A Leader will take time to climb a
tree and say 'This is the wrong forest'.
[unquote]

:-)

Thomas


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