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A mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.

Colin Powell

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
If you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool.
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Dirty End Tools Yourself
It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
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Battle Courage Fight Man Yourself
Don’t be buffaloed by experts and elites. Experts often possess more data than judgment. Elites can become so inbred that they produce hemophiliacs who bleed to death as soon as they are nicked by the real world.
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Blood Death Expert Judgement Reality World
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
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
You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
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Curiosity Goodness Leadership People
Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
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Hard Work People Preparation
Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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Data Expert Judgement Possession
Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.
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Hold Move Togetherness Trust
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
Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them.
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Core Execution Leadership Value Yourself
Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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Help Myself People Problem Solve
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
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

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