Pissing people off doesn’t mean you’re doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.
COLIN POWELLThere is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
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Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
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It is not the role of the United States to dictate change, but to enter into discussions with our friends.
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Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
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Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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Always be looking for the opportunities, and always be optimistic about what you can do with that opportunity.
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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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There is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
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Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
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All values are important, everyone who has ever touched my life in some way was a mentor for good or bad. Life is a blend, and a person is a blend of all the influences that have touched their lives.
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Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
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The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.
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I regret that the presentation I made at the UN turned out to be wrong. It was wrong on the stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction, but pretty much right on intentions and capabilities.
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