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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.

Colin Powell

Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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Essence Leadership Trust
Get mad, then get over it.
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Let Go Mad One Liner
The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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Best Freedom Willing Yourself
Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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Clothes Himself Organization Rebel Tolerance
Leadership is all about people. It is not about organizations. It is not about plans. It is not about strategies. It is all about people-motivating people to get the job done. You have to be people-centered.
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Job Leadership Motivational Organization People Planning Strategy
Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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Help Myself People Problem Solve
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
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
Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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Care Choice Yourself
We are not trapped in what the science of management says we can do. We are capable of doing what the art of leadership says is possible.
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Art Leadership Management Possible Science
Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
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Average Sign Yourself
My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given us, as we continue our American journey together.
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Country Journey Responsibility Togetherness Try
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
Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
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Count Days Yourself
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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Enemy Kill Thinking Yourself
Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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People Responsibility

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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