Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
COLIN POWELLEvery organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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Don’t let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn’t go with it.
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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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One important element of leadership is taking care of the troops.
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But 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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Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
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The greatest gifts my parents gave to me were their unconditional love and a set of values.
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You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
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Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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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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Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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We are not going to dwell on those things that divide us. We are going to rejoice in those things that keep us together to make this a better country – to reach down and back to touch every young person in need!
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My own experience is that you get as much information as you can and then you pay attention to your intuition, to your informed instinct.
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Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done.
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A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
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