"Build wisdom and confidence in others by forcing them to think and decide for themselves."
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"It is easier to lead men to combat, stirring up their passion, than to restrain them and direct them toward the patient labors of peace."
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"I had a sense of what leadership meant and what it could do for you. So am I surprised that I am sitting up here on the 62nd floor of Rockefeller Plaza? No."
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"An honorable man would never abandon his friend in time of need, especially if they were in a foreign country. Why? For fear of acting like a coward or of being boorish. I repeat, I admire the fact that, those persons have, through human respect, more courage than Christians and priests have, through charity or through their good intentions."
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"Of all your troubles, great and small, the greatest are the ones that don't happen at all."
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"If you command wisely, you'll be obeyed cheerfully."
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"In fair weather prepare for foul."
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"It is impossible to imagine anything which better becomes a ruler than mercy."
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"The tiny cost of failure...is dwarfed by the huge cost of not trying."
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"Involve people in the problem and work out the solution together."
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"Entrepreneurs are the forgotten heroes of America."
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"Imitation is the sincerest flattery."
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"If you have no character to lose, people will have no faith in you."
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"There is only one thing worse than training employees and losing them, and that's not training them and keeping them"
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"You know, my father was a great encouragement for me because he spoke out for women's rights, he spoke out for girl's education. And at that time I said that why should I wait for someone else, why should I be looking to the government, to the army that they would help us? Why don't I raise my voice, why don't we speak up for our rights?"
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"The key to good decision making is not knowledge... It's whether our work fulfills us."
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"A leader should never compare his technical skills with his employee's."
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"Consensus is the negation of leadership."
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"If you have a sense of purpose and a sense of direction, I believe people will follow you. Democracy isn't just about deducing what the people want. Democracy is leading the people as well."
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"It is a terrible thing to look over your shoulder when you are trying to lead - and find no one there."
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