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Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.

Colin Powell

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
We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.
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Children Failure Imitation Ourselves
The essence of leadership is building bonds of trust in your organization.
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Bond Essence Leadership Organization Trust Yourself
One of the fondest expressions around is that we can’t be the world’s policeman. But guess who gets called when suddenly someone needs a cop.
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Expression Need Policemen World
Leadership is all about people. It is not about organizations. It is not about plans. It is not about strategies. It is all about people-motivating people to get the job done. You have to be people-centered.
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Job Leadership Motivational Organization People Planning Strategy
Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
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Average Sign Yourself
Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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Help Myself People Problem Solve
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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Accomplishment Latest Management Mission Team
Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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Age Bad Improvement News Wine
As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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Communication Leadership Team Vision Yourself
It is good if your enemy underestimates you. The dumber they think you are the more surprised they are when you kill them.
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Enemy Kill Thinking 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
The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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Best Freedom Willing 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
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
You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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Spirit Tragedy Yourself

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