3 Quotes & Sayings By Douglas Clegg

Douglas C. Clegg is the author of the "New York Times" best seller, "The Ultimate Gift: How Gifting Can Bring You Closer to People and Purpose" and the co-author of "The 100 Most Influential People in the World". He is a leading expert on workplace psychology and human behavior, a pioneer in the field of Executive Coaching, a powerful speaker and consultant who has appeared on television and radio, and a popular public speaker. He has been recognized for his work by organizations including The Institute for Corporate Citizenship, The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF), The International Coach Federation (ICF) and The National Speakers Association (NSA) Read more

Clegg also writes for Psychology Today. Clegg is a graduate from Harvard University with a degree in History. He lives in New York City with his wife and daughter.

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We kill, kill, kill. Flesh, spirit, whatever gets in our way. It's like our whole purpose is to extinguish life. And for those who live, there's memory, like a curse. We're such a mixture of frailty and cruelty. Douglas Clegg
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It is more magnificent than what I thought heaven might be, and yet it is all of its wonder, as well.”.. "Iris, we are shut off from it in this life because if any knew its magnificence, life itself would end, for all who are living would seek death. But as the egg must be in the nest for the bird to fly from it, so the living must live and die when nature intends so that the shell may be broken at the point when the living have wings to fly. It is as if in life we are blind, and in death we see. In life we think in error, but in death we know and love and understand. Douglas Clegg