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" People need to trust you: that you're going to pull them out and that they will follow you when you pull them out. If they don't get that comfort, they're going to drop you. This is true of organizations. It's true of countries. "

Sergio Marchionne

Trust

Comfort

Need

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Nature

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Want

Only

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Simplicity

Point

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Never

Holiday

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