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You can judge a leader by the size of the problem he tackles... Other people can cope with the waves, it's his job to watch the tide.

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Antony Jay
Age: 86 †
Born: 1930
Born: April 20
Died: 2016
Died: August 21
Journalist
Screenwriter
Writer
London
England
Sir Antony Rupert Jay
Problem
Wave
People
Size
Judging
Tackles
Leadership
Cope
Watches
Tide
Watch
Tides
Leader
Waves
Jobs
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