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An organization that is not facing up to people who are not getting the job done, is going to have difficulties.

Colin Powell

Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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Accomplishment Art Leadership Management Possible
The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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Best Freedom Willing Yourself
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
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
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
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
Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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Help Myself People Problem Solve
What could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful
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Generation Important Need Success
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
Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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Care Choice Yourself
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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Force Multiply Optimism
But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you’ve got to compromise. You’ve got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward.
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Arrival Compromise Constitution Country Start Writing Yourself
Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
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Born Errors Experience Leadership Learning
Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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Attitude Excellence Prevail
Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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Advantage Afraid Challenge

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