You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
COLIN POWELLThere are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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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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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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One of the greatest talents of all is the talent to recognize and to develop talent in others.
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Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them.
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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
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Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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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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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 should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it.
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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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There is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
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Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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