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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.

Colin Powell

Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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Accomplishment Art Leadership Management Possible
You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it.
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Image Job Position Yourself
You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.
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Ability Let Go Try 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
We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.
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Children Failure Imitation Ourselves
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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Deal Experience Failure Learning Life Yourself
I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
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Goodness High Myself Organization Standard
Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
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Decision Fact Goodness Stand Way
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
Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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Focus Future Mirror Review
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
Never neglect details. When everyone’s mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.
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Detail Double Leadership Mindset
Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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Attitude Excellence Prevail
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
Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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Clothes Himself Organization Rebel Tolerance
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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Failure Hard Work Inspirational Learning Preparation Result Secret Success

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