"When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally."
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"The most unreliable thing in this world is human relationships."
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"Rather than having small smart tricks to get by, focus on holding on and persevering."
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"Don't even trust that you are able to unify what everyone is thinking; it is impossible"
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"Trust me, there are as many ways of living as there are men, and one is no more fit to lead another, than a bird to lead a fish, or a fish a quadruped."
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"Be a life long student, read as many books as possible."
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"A good leader can't get too far ahead of his followers."
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"Faith in the ability of a leader is of slight service unless it be united with faith in his justice"
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"We could all use a little coaching. When you're playing the game, it's hard to think of everything."
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"President Bush has shown great leadership. He has said that the 21st century will not be ruled or dictated by terrorists, dictators, and murderers. He is absolutely right. God bless him for his resolve."
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"Too many kings can ruin an army"
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"No man is a man unless to his woman he is a pioneer."
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"Now let's make two things clear: ISIL is not 'Islamic.' No religion condones the killing of innocents, and the vast majority of ISIL's victims have been Muslim. And ISIL is certainly not a state. It was formerly al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq, and has taken advantage of sectarian strife and Syria's civil war to gain territory on both sides of the Iraq-Syrian border. It is recognized by no government, nor the people it subjugates. ISIL is a terrorist organization, pure and simple. And it has no vision other than the slaughter of all who stand in its way."
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"True leadership will not be measured by the ability to muzzle dissent, or to intimidate and harass political opponents at home. The people of the world want change. They will not long tolerate those who are on the wrong side of history."
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"Accept the fact that we have to treat almost anybody as a volunteer."
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"A tale is told of a man in Paris during the upheaval in 1948, who saw a friend marching after a crowd toward the barricades. Warning him that these could not be held against the troops, that he had better keep way, he received this reply, " I must follow them. I am their leader.""
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"If I were to try to read, much less answer, all the attacks made on me, this shop might as well be closed for any other business. I do the very best I know how - the very best I can; and I mean to keep doing so until the end. If the end brings me out all right, what's said against me won't amount to anything. If the end brings me out wrong, ten angels swearing I was right would make no difference."
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"For, what is a family without a steward, a ship without a pilot, a flock without a shepherd, a body without a head, the same, I think, is a kingdom without the health and safety of a good monarch."
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"Spiritual leadership should remain spiritual leadership and the temporal power should not become too important in any church."
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"I'm no miracle man. I guarantee nothing but hard work."
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