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Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.

Colin Powell

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
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
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
Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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Advantage Afraid Challenge
Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
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Break Greatness Hard Time Tension Time
The greatest gifts my parents gave to me were their unconditional love and a set of values.
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Gift Greatness Love Myself Parents Value
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
None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
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Change Future Inspirational Ourselves Past
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
Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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Data Expert Judgement Possession
Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.
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Goodness Leadership Move Success
Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
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Decision Fact Goodness Stand Way
The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.
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Best Method Obstacle Team
Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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People Responsibility
One of the fondest expressions around is that we can’t be the world’s policeman. But guess who gets called when suddenly someone needs a cop.
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Expression Need Policemen World
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

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