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Mastery is not something that strikes in an instant, like a thunderbolt, but a gathering power that moves steadily through time, like…
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We pay a heavy price for our fear of failure.
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All excellence involves discipline and tenacity of purpose.
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All of us celebrate our values in our behavior.
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Excellence implies striving for the highest standards in every phase of life.
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What leaders have to remember is that somewhere under the somnolent surface is the creature that builds civilizations, the dreamer of dreams,…
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When hiring key employees, there are only two qualities to look for: judgement and taste. Almost everything else can be bought by…
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A nation is held together by shared values, shared beliefs, shared attitudes. That is what enables a people to maintain a cohesive…
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Some people have greatness thrust upon them. Few have excellence thrust upon them ... They achieve it. They do not achieve it…
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More and more Americans feel threatened by runaway technology, by large-scale organization, by overcrowding. More and more Americans are appalled by the…
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Some people seem to believe that for each problem there is a solution readily available - a solution that can be promptly…
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The best kept secret in America today is that people would rather work hard for something they believe in than live a…
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I am not self-destructive. I am not a person who wants to die.
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