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Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
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When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
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Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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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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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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None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
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Change Future Inspirational Ourselves Past
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
You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.
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Ability Let Go Try Yourself
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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A mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.
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Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
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Respect for leaders by followers can’t be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.
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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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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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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

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