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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

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
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
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
When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
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Animal Dirty End Fight Yourself
One important element of leadership is taking care of the troops.
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Care Element Important Leadership Oneself
I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
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Goodness High Myself Organization Standard
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
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
Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
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Born Errors Experience Leadership Learning
You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.
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Ability Let Go Try Yourself
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
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
Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
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Break Greatness Hard Time Tension Time
If a leader doesn’t convey passion and intensity then there will be no passion and intensity within the organization and they’ll start to fall down and get depressed.
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Depression Fall Intensity Leadership Passion Start Yourself
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
Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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Advice Counseling Fear Voice 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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