Quote by George Will
Leadership is, among other things, the ability to inflict pain and

Leadership is, among other things, the ability to inflict pain and get away with it – short-term pain for long-term gain. – George Will

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If you seek Hamiltons monument, look around. You are living in it. We honor Jefferson, but live in Hamiltons country, a mighty industrial nation with a strong central government. – George Will

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I say statecraft is soulcraft. Just as all education is moral education because learning conditions conduct, most legislation is moral legislations because it conditions the action and the thought of the nation in broad and important spheres in life. – George Will

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Well, you know, the definition of second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience. – George Will

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I think a major act of leadership right now, call it a radical act, is to create the places and processes so people can actually learn together, using our experiences. – Margaret J. Wheatley

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A good leader is a person who takes a little more than his share of the blame and a little less than his share of the credit. – John C. Maxwell

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If you wish a general to be beaten, send him a ream full of instructions; if you wish him to succeed, give him a destination, and bid him conquer. – Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, Guesses at Truth, by Two Brothers

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If you want a quality, act as if you already had it. – William James

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