You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
COLIN POWELLBut just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you’ve got to compromise. You’ve got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward.
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Failure is a part of life and you have to learn to deal with it. Failure is something that is part of life’s cycle and it’s from failure that you gain life experience.
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Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.
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You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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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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Leaders have followers. The primary role of a leader is to convey to those followers a sense of purpose, vision, and mission.
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Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
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Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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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 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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It is not the role of the United States to dictate change, but to enter into discussions with our friends.
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Give me the right people and I don’t much care what organization you give me. Good things will happen. Give me the wrong people and it doesn’t matter what you do with the organization. Bad things will happen.
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Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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Always be looking for the opportunities, and always be optimistic about what you can do with that opportunity.
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Respect for leaders by followers can’t be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.
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