Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it.

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Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.

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Wouldn't it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which no child will be left behind?

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Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.

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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

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Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.

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It's nice to say let's be bipartisan. But we're a partisan nation. We were raised as a partisan nation.

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The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts in the world.

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I don't think we handled the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad as well as we might have. But that's now history.

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

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