Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

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"All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother."

- Abraham Lincoln

Love

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."

- Abraham Lincoln

Leadership

"Be sure you put your feet in the right place, then stand firm."

- Abraham Lincoln

Courage

"Let no feeling of discouragement prey upon you, and in the end, you are sure to succeed."

- Abraham Lincoln

Courage

"You cannot escape the responsibility of tomorrow by evading it today."

- Abraham Lincoln

Responsibility

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"It takes less time to do things right than to explain why you did it wrong."

- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Efficiency

"There’s a tremendous power in using the least amount of information to get a point across."

- Rick Rubin

Efficiency

"Nothing is less productive than to make more efficient what should not be done at all."

- Peter Drucker

Efficiency

"If you measure it, it will improve."

- Seth Godin

Efficiency

"Good customer service costs less than bad customer service."

- Sally Gronow

Efficiency