Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return
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Even Colin Powell who was everywhere before he became secretary of state, just stopped going out. I think part of it was he didn't want to be viewed suspiciously by the other people in the White House who rarely go anywhere.
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Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just comforting platitudes too mundane to need protection.
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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.
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Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand
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Get mad, then get over it
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Have a vision. Be demanding
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I want everybody to be scared to death of us. I don't say that in a bellicose way. I say that in a way that is peaceful, frankly.
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Hard work makes good luck.
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Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up
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Experts often possess more data than judgment
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You don't know what you can get away with until you try
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If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude
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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure.
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Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age
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90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world.
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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure
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Either move or be moved.
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Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off
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