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If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

Colin Powell

Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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Data Expert Judgement Possession
What could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful
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Generation Important Need Success
You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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Choice Control Yourself
Pissing people off doesn’t mean you’re doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.
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People Perspective Right Yourself
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
A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
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Determination Dreams Hard Work Magic Reality Sweat
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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Achievement Attitude Development Excellence Yourself
In other words, don’t expect to always be great. Disappointments, failures and setbacks are a normal part of the lifecycle of a unit or a company and what the leader has to do is constantly be up and say ‘we have a problem, let’s go and get it’.
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Disappointment Expectation Failure Greatness Himself Problem Word
Treat people kindly. When you are kind to somebody and I don’t mean necessarily “buddy-buddy”, just show kindness and consideration. Show that people are worthy and you respect them and you are glad they’re with you.
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Happiness Kindness Necessary People Treat Worth Yourself
The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.
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Best Method Obstacle Team
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
Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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Essence Leadership Trust
Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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Help Myself People Problem Solve
Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is “no.” That’s not America.
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Country Racism Wrong
The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.
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Action Condition Destiny Energy Fulfillment Health Organism
The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.
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Command Evidence Prove Right Wrong

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

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