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Dwight D. Eisenhower Quotes: Most things which are urgent are not important, and most things which are important are not urgent.
         

Most things which are urgent are not important, and most things which are important are not urgent.


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If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.



For every obstacle there is a solution. Persistence is the key. The greatest mistake is giving up!

For every obstacle there is a solution. Persistence is the key. The greatest mistake is giving up!



The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.

The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.



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Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.



The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.

The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.



If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.



A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.



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You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.



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Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.



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To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all others.





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