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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

Colin Powell

It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
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Battle Courage Fight Man 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
Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
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Break Greatness Hard Time Tension Time
Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
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Decision Fact Goodness Stand Way
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
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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Decision Execution Faith Ideas Oneself Person Trust
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
Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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Essence Leadership Trust
Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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Care Choice Yourself
You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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Choice Control Yourself
Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
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Hard Work People Preparation
The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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Best Freedom Willing Yourself
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
Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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People Responsibility
Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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Age Bad Improvement News Wine
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

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