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Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them.

Colin Powell

Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
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Decision Fact Goodness Stand Way
Always be looking for that which you do well and that which you love doing, and when you find those two things together — man, you got it.
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Love Man Togetherness Yourself
If a leader doesn’t convey passion and intensity then there will be no passion and intensity within the organization and they’ll start to fall down and get depressed.
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Depression Fall Intensity Leadership Passion Start Yourself
Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
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Hard Work People Preparation
Maybe we don’t put our young people in situations often enough where they’re allowed to fail. When you fail you gain experience, and with enough experience, you don’t fail as often.
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Allow Enough Experience Failure People Situation Young Yourself
A mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.
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Choice Friendship Himself Mirror Reflection
We are not trapped in what the science of management says we can do. We are capable of doing what the art of leadership says is possible.
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Art Leadership Management Possible Science
Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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Advantage Afraid Challenge
Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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Essence Leadership Trust
The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.
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Best Method Obstacle Team
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
Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
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Break Greatness Hard Time Tension Time
Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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Focus Future Mirror Review
One important element of leadership is taking care of the troops.
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Care Element Important Leadership Oneself
You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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Spirit Tragedy Yourself
Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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Attitude Excellence Prevail

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