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You can’t get it all done yourself. The best leaders are not afraid of picking people who are better than they are and who may one day replace them.

Colin Powell

It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
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Battle Courage Fight Man Yourself
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
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
When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
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Animal Dirty End Fight Yourself
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
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
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
Respect for leaders by followers can’t be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.
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Earn Follow Leadership Mandatory Respect
A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
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Determination Dreams Hard Work Magic Reality Sweat
Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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Care Choice Yourself
The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.
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Day Leadership Problem Soldier Yourself
One important element of leadership is taking care of the troops.
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Care Element Important Leadership Oneself
If everybody trusts one another, then the person who didn’t prevail will faithfully execute the decision as if it was their idea.
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Decision Execution Faith Ideas Oneself Person Trust
Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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Age Bad Improvement News Wine
You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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Choice Control Yourself
Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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Help Myself People Problem Solve

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