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You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it.

Colin Powell

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
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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Force Multiply Optimism
You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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Choice Control Yourself
Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them.
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Core Execution Leadership Value 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
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
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
Always be looking for that which you do well and that which you love doing, and when you find those two things together — man, you got it.
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Love Man Togetherness Yourself
The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.
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Best Method Obstacle Team
Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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Advantage Afraid Challenge
Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.
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Hold Move Togetherness Trust
If a leader doesn’t convey passion and intensity then there will be no passion and intensity within the organization and they’ll start to fall down and get depressed.
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Depression Fall Intensity Leadership Passion Start Yourself
Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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Failure People Success
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
Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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Care Choice Yourself
Preferring members of any one group for no reason other than race or ethnic origin is discrimination for its own sake. This the Constitution forbids.
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Constitution Discrimination Origin Reason

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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