The greatest gifts my parents gave to me were their unconditional love and a set of values.
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Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
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The greatest gifts my parents gave to me were their unconditional love and a set of values.
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Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
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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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You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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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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If you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool.
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Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.
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Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.
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Fit no stereotypes. Don’t chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team’s mission.
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Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.
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I think whether you’re having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.
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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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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.
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