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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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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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Many interviewers when they come to talk to me, think they're being progressive by not mentioning in their stories any longer that I'm black. I tell them, 'Don't stop now. If I shot somebody you'd mention it.'
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But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you've got to compromise. You've got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward.
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War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.
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Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.
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Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it.
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Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission.
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It's a disgrace that we have millions of people who are uninsured, but at the same time too - in the eyes of the American people, in my judgment, it looked as if that somehow become more important than the main attack which was to fix the economy and get the Americans working again.
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Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.
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I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm pretty strong on, on defense matters.
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