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90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world.   History
Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your positio...  
Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age.  
Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your pos...   Business
Experts often possess more data than judgment.  
Get mad, then get over it.   Anger
Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.  
Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through...  
Have a vision. Be demanding.  
I can think of nothing that Saddam Hussein can do diplomatically (to a...  
I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.  
I try to be the same person I was yesterday.  
I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school...  
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the ...  
It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.  
Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you the...  
Many interviewers when they come to talk to me, think they're being pr...  
Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted th...  
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.   Business
Remain calm. Be kind.  
The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is act...   History
The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting a...  
The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security ...  
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard...   Business
Think hard about it: I'm running out of demons. I'm running out of vil...  
Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart...  
We have gone forth from our shores repeatedly over the last hundred ye...  
When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opi...  
Wouldn't it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in whic...  
You don't know what you can get away with until you try.