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You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.

Colin Powell

I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
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Goodness High Myself Organization Standard
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
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
As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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Communication Leadership Team Vision Yourself
Failure is a part of life and you have to learn to deal with it. Failure is something that is part of life’s cycle and it’s from failure that you gain life experience.
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Deal Experience Failure Learning Life Yourself
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
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
Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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Data Expert Judgement Possession
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
You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
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Curiosity Goodness Leadership People
Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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Care Choice Yourself
Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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Age Bad Improvement News Wine
You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.
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Ability Let Go Try Yourself
Give me the right people and I don’t much care what organization you give me. Good things will happen. Give me the wrong people and it doesn’t matter what you do with the organization. Bad things will happen.
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Care Goodness Organization People Right Yourself
Get mad, then get over it.
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Let Go Mad One Liner
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

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