The greatest gifts my parents gave to me were their unconditional love and a set of values.
COLIN POWELLPreferring 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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Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is “no.” That’s not America.
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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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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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One of the greatest talents of all is the talent to recognize and to develop talent in others.
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Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.
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It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
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The best way to create a winning team is to train them, give them everything they need to get the job done and second, make sure they know what the job is and what the job will be. So you connect strategy to resources.
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Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
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There is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
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You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.
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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
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