Forgiveness is not an occasional act, it is a constant attitude.

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Leaders must be close enough to relate to others, but far enough ahead to motivate them.

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Your talent is God's gift to you. What you do with it is your gift back to God.

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Let your dream devour your life, not your life devour your dream.

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Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined. — Toni Morrison, “Beloved

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Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership. — Colin Powell

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I learned compassion from being discriminated against. Everything bad that's ever happened to me has taught me compassion.

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We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now.

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We've got a responsibility to live up to the legacy of those who came before us by doing all that we can to help those who come after us.

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Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. — Henry David Thoreau

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