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title: "4 Leadership Years Quotes by 3 authors"
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> [Millions of young Americans have graduated from college during the Obama presidency, ready to use their gifts and get moving in life.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ryan/millions-of-young-americans-have-graduated-from-college-during-the/)

[Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ryan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f86/paul-ryan-869_college_millions-of-young-americans-have-graduat_74822.jpg)

> [So here's the question: Without a change in leadership, why would the next four years be any different from the last four…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ryan/so-here-s-the-question-without-a-change-in-leadership-why-would-the/)

[Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ryan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/228/paul-ryan-869_change_so-here-s-the-question-without-a-change_466520.jpg)

> [“Listening was the most important thing I accomplished each day because it would build the foundation of my leadership for years to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/satya-nadella/listening-was-the-most-important-thing-i-accomplished-each-day/)

[Satya Nadella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/satya-nadella/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf7/satya-nadella-2082_communication_listening-was-the-most-important-thing-i_1270975.png)

> [It's very difficult to evaluate a leader in a very short-term perspective because to be a leader you must be able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gro-harlem-brundtland/it-s-very-difficult-to-evaluate-a-leader-in-a-very-short-term/)

[Gro Harlem Brundtland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gro-harlem-brundtland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97e/gro-harlem-brundtland-13768_able_it-s-very-difficult-to-evaluate-a-leader_1518264.jpg)

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