"I don't think Edward Snowden deserves a death penalty or life in prison. I think that's inappropriate. I think that's why he fled, [because] that is what he faced."
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"My power vanishes into thin air the instant that my fellow citizens, who are straight and honest, cease to believe that I represent them and fight for what is straight and honest. That is all the strength that I have."
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"The stream will not permanently rise higher than the main source; and the main source of national power and national greatness is found in the average citizenship of the nation. Therefore it behooves us to do our best to see that the standard of the average citizen is kept high; and the average cannot be kept high unless the standard of the leaders is very much higher."
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"Leaders: Captains of industry."
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"We are not altogether here to tolerate. We are here to resist, to control and vanquish withal."
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"Most people can do absolutely awe-inspiring things. Sometimes they just need a little nudge."
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"We only learn our limits by going beyond them. I propose that we all commit ourselves to the process of Constant and Never ending Improvement."
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"Make sure your daughter's goal is her goal, not your goal."
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"The easiest thing is to react. The second easiest thing is to respond. But the hardest thing is to initiate. – When people ask you to tell them what to do, resist."
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"Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, today is a gift, that's why we call it the present. If I am not for myself, who will be for me? And if I am only for myself, what am I? And If not now, when? A brick alone is nothing but a brick. It takes a collection of bricks to build a house. Instructor, what?? You mean you teach best what you most need to learn"
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"'Teamwork' is the word that bosses use when they actually mean 'Do what I say'"
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"Fitting in is a short-term strategy, standing out pays off in the long run."
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"The ONLY thing leaders have in common is the shared decision to lead."
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"Initiating is really and truly difficult, and that's what leaders do. They see something others are ignoring and they jump on it."
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"Desire can't be sated, because if it is, the longing disappears and then we've failed, because desire is the state we seek."
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"Don't be afraid to ask the 'dumb' question, everyone else will be relieved you had the guts to ask!"
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"A good leader takes care of those in their charge. A bad leader takes charge of those in their care."
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"Great leaders and great organizations are good at seeing what most of us can’t see. They are good at giving us things we would never think of asking for."
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"We communicate much more through our presence than the words."
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""You can buy a person's hand, but you can't buy their heart. His heart is where his enthusiasm, his loyalty is. You can buy his back, but you can't buy his brain. That's where his creativity is, his ingenuity, his his resourcefulness.""
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