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Always be looking for the opportunities, and always be optimistic about what you can do with that opportunity.

Colin Powell

It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
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Battle Courage Fight Man Yourself
Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.
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Hard Work People Play Serious Work
You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.
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Ability Let Go Try Yourself
One important element of leadership is taking care of the troops.
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Care Element Important Leadership Oneself
Get mad, then get over it.
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Let Go Mad One Liner
Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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Age Bad Improvement News Wine
Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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Advice Counseling Fear Voice Yourself
Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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Help Myself People Problem Solve
Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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Accomplishment Art Leadership Management Possible
Maybe we don’t put our young people in situations often enough where they’re allowed to fail. When you fail you gain experience, and with enough experience, you don’t fail as often.
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Allow Enough Experience Failure People Situation Young Yourself
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
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
Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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Data Expert Judgement Possession
You can’t get it all done yourself. The best leaders are not afraid of picking people who are better than they are and who may one day replace them.
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Afraid Best Leadership Pick Replacement Yorself
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
Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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People Responsibility

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