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A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

Colin Powell

My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given us, as we continue our American journey together.
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Country Journey Responsibility Togetherness Try
Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
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Average Sign Yourself
You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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Spirit Tragedy Yourself
Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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Focus Future Mirror Review
Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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Advantage Afraid Challenge
In other words, don’t expect to always be great. Disappointments, failures and setbacks are a normal part of the lifecycle of a unit or a company and what the leader has to do is constantly be up and say ‘we have a problem, let’s go and get it’.
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Disappointment Expectation Failure Greatness Himself Problem Word
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
Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
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Break Greatness Hard Time Tension Time
Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.
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Hold Move Togetherness Trust
The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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Best Freedom Willing 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
I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
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Goodness High Myself Organization Standard
The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.
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Command Evidence Prove Right Wrong
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
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
Always be looking for the opportunities, and always be optimistic about what you can do with that opportunity.
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Opportunity Optimistic Yourself

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