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You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.

Colin Powell

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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Failure Hard Work Inspirational Learning Preparation Result Secret Success
It is not the role of the United States to dictate change, but to enter into discussions with our friends.
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Change Discussion Friendship Ourselves Role
Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
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Hard Work People Preparation
Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them.
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Core Execution Leadership Value 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
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
Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
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Best Watch Yourself
You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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Spirit Tragedy Yourself
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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Earn Follow Leadership Mandatory Respect
Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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Age Bad Improvement News Wine
The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.
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Follow Forever Important Learning Personal Soldier
Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
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Born Errors Experience Leadership Learning
Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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Data Expert Judgement Possession
Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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Advantage Afraid Challenge
Don’t let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn’t go with it.
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Ego Position Yourself
You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.
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Ability Let Go Try Yourself

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