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Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but n

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard. – Colin Powell

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We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al-Qaeda didnt come back, and make sure the Taliban wasnt resurging. It didnt work out. – Colin Powell

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Government
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Fit no stereotypes. Dont chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the teams mission. – Colin Powell

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best
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Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart that we will eventually see the time when that number of nuclear weapons is down to zero and the world is a much better place. – Colin Powell

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Dont ever, ever, believe anyone who tells you that you can just get by, by doing the easiest thing possible. Because theres always somebody behind you who really wants to do what youre doing. And theyre going to work harder than you if youre not working hard. – Maria Bartiromo

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The thing about the 600 words, I mean some day, you can do a very, very, very hard days work and not write a word, just revising, or you would scribble a few words. – J. K. Rowling

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Its a lot easier to do good work when you have good words to say and work with good people. – Mark Harmon

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If it is surely the means to the highest end we know, can any work be humble or disgusting? Will it not rather be elevating as a ladder, the means by which we are translated? – Henry David Thoreau

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Before a group can enter the open society, it must first close ranks. – Stokely Carmichael

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His Labor is a Chant — his Idleness — a Tune — oh, for a Bees experience of Clovers, and of Noon! – Emily Dickinson

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I dont think academic writing ever was wonderful. However, science used to be much less specialized. – Stephen Jay Gould

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Love is not weakness. It is strong. Only the sacrament of marriage can contain it. – Boris Pasternak

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