The first step for a leader is to be right with yourself. Integrity is the basis of leadership.
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There is nothing better than being in a classroom with really, really brilliant students, and opening up new worlds to them. That’s what I love doing.
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You can never ask others to do something you would not do. That is integrity.
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You might not be able to control your circumstances but you can control your response to your circumstances.
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We can’t rely – or no country can rely on just a single personality to carry it forward. And so what the American founding fathers understood was that institutions were built for human imperfection not human perfection.
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Human beings are not perfect. Their institutions are not perfect, but they have to keep trying. And America has to help people keep trying.
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I was born in segregated Birmingham, Alabama. I didn’t have a white classmate till we moved to Denver.
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It is a dangerous thing to ask why someone else has been given more. It is humbling – and indeed healthy – to ask why you have been given so much.
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It’s bad policy to speculate on what you’ll do if a plan fails when you’re trying to make a plan work.
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People want to psychoanalyze me, but the fact is, I’m not that complicated. I’m pretty straightforward. And I’m not all that self-reflective, because I tend to be a doer.
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Differences can be strength rather than a handicap.
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If you are overdressed, it is a comment on them. If you are under dressed, it is a comment on you.
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I laugh almost everyday. I have a good sense of humor, so I’m always finding something funny.
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Leading in a complex world means recognizing the simple things you can do to make things better.
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Education is of no value and talent is worthless – unless you have an unwavering aim. Never find yourself without a compass.
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What you know today can affect what you do tomorrow, but not what you did yesterday.
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