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Donald Rumsfeld

"Don't automatically obey Presidential directives if you disagree or if you suspect he hasn't considered key aspects of the issue."

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"Don't automatically obey Presidential directives if you disagree or if you suspect he hasn't considered key aspects of the issue."

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"Do not waste your anger, you may just be the candidate to deliver a people from oppression or injustice."

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"Service introduces you to the leadership throne. Service to mankind is the vision on which leadership is mounted. You serve and in your service, you train more leaders by becoming an example!"

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"Disappointment and Depression are terrorists that kidnap people's original peace for no good reason. The Holy Spirit of God is a dependable army to drive them away! May you be free from being disappointed and depressed. May you have and share peace as long as you live!"

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"Before someone will get the guts to monitor your life, he must get the keyboard of humility. To be a humble person, is a priority in leadership!"

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"You can't be a self-leader if you are an enemy to yourself. Stop the hatred and love yourself."

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"The wisdom to be on the throne of one's life must surpass the wisdom of the one being ruled, otherwise I will squander the whole of my life in the most appalling ways. By virtue of that reality, I would be wise to get out of the chair and invite God to have a seat."

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"The courageous attitudes of leaders ramble around coward followers and sooner or later, they become courageous too!"

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"Leaders will love to be poor and see their people rich, than to be rich and see their people poor. This is their mission."

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