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" Effective leadership is putting first things first. Effective management is discipline, carrying it out. "
Stephen Covey
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" Family home evening is more for the purpose of teaching values and gospel principles, displaying talents and enjoying different kinds of family fun and activities. "
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" I believe in this concept that you learn by teaching. "
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" Synergy is what happens when one plus one equals ten or a hundred or even a thousand! It's the profound result when two or more respectful human beings determine to go beyond their preconceived ideas to meet a great challenge. "
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" One of the things that I have admired about India is the spiritualism of the people. "
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" You're not a product of your nature. That is your genetic makeup or your nurture, the things that have happened to you. Of course those things affect you powerfully, but they do not determine you. "
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" The more people rationalize cheating, the more it becomes a culture of dishonesty. And that can become a vicious, downward cycle. Because suddenly, if everyone else is cheating, you feel a need to cheat, too. "
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" What is common sense isn't common practice. "
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" Moral authority comes from following universal and timeless principles like honesty, integrity, treating people with respect. "
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" Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition - such as lifting weights - we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity. "
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" It's amazing how confused and distracted and misdirected so many people are. "
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" Trust is central to an economy that works. "
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" For me, the essence of the great American Dream is spiritual. I believe that our Constitution is inspired and that it is based on principles that are timeless and universal. This is the reason why 95% of all written constitutions throughout the world are modeled after our Constitution. "
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" Between stimulus and response, there is a space where we choose our response. "
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" Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall. "
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" The roots of the problems we face in the world, in our national life, and in our family and personal lives are spiritual. "
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" There are three constants in life... change, choice and principles. "
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" If you want small changes in your life, work on your attitude. But if you want big and primary changes, work on your paradigm. "
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" If there's one thing that's certain in business, it's uncertainty. "
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" Most negotiators are trying to get their way. "
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" An empowered organisation is one in which individuals have the knowledge, skill, desire, and opportunity to personally succeed in a way that leads to collective organisational success. "
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" It's a fact that more people watch television and get their information that way than read books. I find new technology and new ways of communication very exciting and would like to do more in this field. "
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" Leadership is a choice, not a position. "
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" Live out of your imagination, not your history. "
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" Employers and business leaders need people who can think for themselves - who can take initiative and be the solution to problems. "
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" Every time you think the problem is 'out there,' that very thought is the problem. "
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" The spirit of America has nurtured responsibility and community unlike any other country. "
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" A cardinal principle of Total Quality escapes too many managers: you cannot continuously improve interdependent systems and processes until you progressively perfect interdependent, interpersonal relationships. "
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" Some habits of ineffectiveness are rooted in our social conditioning toward quick-fix, short-term thinking. "
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