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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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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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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Get mad, then get over it
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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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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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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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Have a vision. Be demanding
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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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Hard work makes good luck.
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Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up
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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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Experts often possess more data than judgment
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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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You don't know what you can get away with until you try
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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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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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Either move or be moved.
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Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off
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