"Leadership must be based on goodwill. Goodwill does……" — James Stockdale
"Leadership must be based on goodwill. Goodwill does not mean posturing and, least of all, pandering to the mob. It means obvious and wholehearted commitment to helping followers."
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James Stockdale
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29 Quotes by James Stockdale
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I think character is permanent, and issues are transient.
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I never had a single conversation about politics with Ross Perot in my life; still haven't.
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I'm a grown man. You know, I've been in a lot of scrapes, but I never felt like I got…
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Well, first of all, I was asked by Ross Perot on a telephone call in March of 1992 if, since…
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Entitlement and privelege corrupt.
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