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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.

Colin Powell

When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
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Animal Dirty End Fight Yourself
I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.
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Difficult Encouragement Myself Policy
Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
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Decision Fact Goodness Stand Way
Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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Age Bad Improvement News Wine
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
The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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Best Freedom Willing Yourself
Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.
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Hard Work People Play Serious Work
The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.
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Follow Forever Important Learning Personal Soldier
The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.
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Action Condition Destiny Energy Fulfillment Health Organism
Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
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Count Days Yourself
Pissing people off doesn’t mean you’re doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.
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People Perspective Right Yourself
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
Treat people kindly. When you are kind to somebody and I don’t mean necessarily “buddy-buddy”, just show kindness and consideration. Show that people are worthy and you respect them and you are glad they’re with you.
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Happiness Kindness Necessary People Treat Worth Yourself
One of the greatest talents of all is the talent to recognize and to develop talent in others.
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Development Greatness Oneself Recognition Talent
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
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

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