"Produce great men, the rest follows."
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"Our chief want is someone who will inspire us to be what we know we could be."
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"The man of genius is he and he alone who finds such joy in his art that he will work at it come hell or high water."
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"There are those who would misteach us that to stick in a rut is consistency - and a virtue, and that to climb out of the rut is inconsistency - and a vice."
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"A nation which has forgotten the quality of courage which in the past has been brought to public life is not as likely to insist upon or regard that quality in its chosen leaders today - and in fact we have forgotten."
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"Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he may be, and wherever he may be placed, the man who thinks becomes a light and a power."
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"What's missing is leadership in the White House. And the story that Barack Obama does tell, forever shifting blame to the last administration, is getting old. The man assumed office almost four years ago - isn't it about time he assumed responsibility?"
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"We need leadership. We don't need a doubling down on the failed politics of the past."
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"No executive has ever suffered because his subordinates were strong and effective."
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"Most people like hard work, particularly when they're paying for it."
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"And therefore I am come amongst you at this time, not as for my recreation or sport, but being resolved, in the midst and heat of the battle, to live or die amongst you all; to lay down, for my God, and for my kingdom, and for my people, my honour and my blood, even the dust. I know I have but the body of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the heart of a king, and of a king of England, too."
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"Set goals - high goals for you and your organization. When your organization has a goal to shoot for, you create teamwork, people working for a common good."
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"Trying to grow up is hurting. You make mistakes. You try to learn from them, and when you don't, it hurts even more."
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"The object of leadership may be stated as having a system whereby a leader recognizes what is good for the good of the government, for the good of the nation, for the good of humanity, and recognizes the qualities he has and what he can do within his own limitations. He cannot do, and should not attempt to do, the impossible, but he should not fail to attempt something that might be extremely difficult and may be possible."
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"It's never crowded along the extra mile."
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"Nobody ever launched an attack without having misgivings beforehand, You ought to have misgivings before; but when the moment of action is come, the hour of misgivings is passed. It is often not possible to go backward from a course which has been adopted in war. A man must answer "Aye" or "No" to the great questions which are put, and by that decision he must be bound."
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"Conviction is worthless unless it is converted into conduct."
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"To govern was to serve, not to rule."
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"Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success"
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"All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power. If you want to govern the people, you must place yourself below them. If you want to lead the people, you must learn how to follow them. The Master is above the people, and no one feels oppressed. She goes ahead of the people, and no one feels manipulated. The whole world is grateful to her. Because she competes with no one, no one can compete with her."
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