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You can’t get it all done yourself. The best leaders are not afraid of picking people who are better than they are and who may one day replace them.

Colin Powell

Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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People Responsibility
We are not going to dwell on those things that divide us. We are going to rejoice in those things that keep us together to make this a better country – to reach down and back to touch every young person in need!
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Country Division Ourselves Person Rejoice Togetherness
A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
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Determination Dreams Hard Work Magic Reality Sweat
Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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Help Myself People Problem Solve
I regret that the presentation I made at the UN turned out to be wrong. It was wrong on the stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction, but pretty much right on intentions and capabilities.
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Capability Intention Myself Presentation Regret Weapon Wrong
You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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Spirit Tragedy Yourself
When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
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Animal Dirty End Fight Yourself
We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.
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Children Failure Imitation Ourselves
I think whether you’re having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.
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Attitude Leadership Role Thinking Win
Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.
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Hold Move Togetherness Trust
Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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Advice Counseling Fear Voice Yourself
It is not the role of the United States to dictate change, but to enter into discussions with our friends.
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Change Discussion Friendship Ourselves Role
Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.
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Goodness Leadership Move Success
An organization that is not facing up to people who are not getting the job done, is going to have difficulties.
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Difficult Face Organization People
It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
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Battle Courage Fight Man Yourself
Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
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Born Errors Experience Leadership Learning

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