The Choice Of Personnel, Perhaps The Most Important Choice (because 'people Are Policy'), Never Proceeds According To Plan, But There Have Been Some Successful Transitions That Upheld High Standards. - SearchQuotes

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The choice of personnel, perhaps the most important choice (because 'people are policy'), never proceeds according to plan, but there have been some successful transitions that upheld high standards.

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