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You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.

Colin Powell

Preferring members of any one group for no reason other than race or ethnic origin is discrimination for its own sake. This the Constitution forbids.
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Constitution Discrimination Origin Reason
It is good if your enemy underestimates you. The dumber they think you are the more surprised they are when you kill them.
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Enemy Kill Thinking Yourself
Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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Failure People Success
None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
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Change Future Inspirational Ourselves Past
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 be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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Advantage Afraid Challenge
You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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Choice Control Yourself
You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.
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Ability Let Go Try Yourself
Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is “no.” That’s not America.
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Country Racism Wrong
Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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Essence Leadership Trust
What could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful
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Generation Important Need Success
Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done.
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Balance Criticism Drive Ego Intelligence Judgement Loyalty
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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Achievement Attitude Development Excellence Yourself
The best way to create a winning team is to train them, give them everything they need to get the job done and second, make sure they know what the job is and what the job will be. So you connect strategy to resources.
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Best Connection Creation Job Resources Team Training Way Yourself
As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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Communication Leadership Team Vision Yourself
Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
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Break Greatness Hard Time Tension Time

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