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“Without failure there is no achievement.”
“The only guarantee for failure is to stop trying”
“Leadership is influence.”
“Talent is a gift, but character is a choice.”
“Time management is an oxymoron. Time is beyond our control, and the clock keeps ticking regardless of how we lead our lives. Priority management is the answer to maximizing the time we have.”
“The most talented do not always end up as celebrities, and those with less talent often do. Upsets are written into our history and occur around us every day.”
“Have the humility to learn from those around you.”
“If you are a leader, you should never forget that everyone needs encouragement. And everyone who receives it - young or old, successful or less-than-successful, unknown or famous - is changed by it.”
“All of the people in my life whom I consider to be close friends or colleagues are good thinkers.”
“Self-centered leaders manipulate when they move people for personal benefit. Mature leaders motivate by moving people for mutual benefit.”
“One of the roles of the Presidency is to lead a political party. Having a President in office is usually a huge advantage to a party because it gives the party a mouthpiece and an advocate at the highest level.”
“When you are full of pride on the inside, it makes you stiff, stubborn, and creates strife with others.”
“For more than a decade, I led an organization that put on an elaborate Christmas program each December. It was a big production, with over 250 people participating in more than 20 performances. By the end of the season, everyone who participated was exhausted.”
“The best way a mentor can prepare another leader is to expose him or her to other great people.”
“Leadership isn't about winning. It's about bringing people with you to the finish line.”
“All good leaders are connectors. They relate well and make people feel confident about themselves and their leader.”
“The unsuccessful person is burdened by learning, and prefers to walk down familiar paths. Their distaste for learning stunts their growth and limits their influence.”
“A man must be big enough to admit his mistakes, smart enough to profit from them, and strong enough to correct them.”
“Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.”
“Real leadership is being the person others will gladly and confidently follow.”