Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
COLIN POWELLMy 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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Always be looking for the opportunities, and always be optimistic about what you can do with that opportunity.
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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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Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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There is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
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Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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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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The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.
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The essence of leadership is building bonds of trust in your organization.
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Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given us, as we continue our American journey together.
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Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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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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You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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One of the greatest talents of all is the talent to recognize and to develop talent in others.
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Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.
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