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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

I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
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Goodness High Myself Organization Standard
Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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Help Myself People Problem Solve
Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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People Responsibility
You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it.
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Image Job Position 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
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
My own experience is that you get as much information as you can and then you pay attention to your intuition, to your informed instinct.
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Attention Experience Information Intuition Pay Yourself
None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
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Change Future Inspirational Ourselves Past
You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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Spirit Tragedy Yourself
I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.
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Difficult Encouragement Myself Policy
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
The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.
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Best Method Obstacle Team
Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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Essence Leadership 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
As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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Communication Leadership Team Vision Yourself
Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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Advantage Afraid Challenge

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