Treat people as if they were what they ought to be, and you help them become what they are capable of being.

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"Love grants in a moment what toil can hardly achieve in an age."

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"Love does not dominate; it cultivates."

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"The sum which two married people owe to one another defies calculation. It is an infinite debt, which can only be discharged through eternity."

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"When a wife has a good husband, it is easily seen on her face."

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- Dwight D. Eisenhower

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"Pay attention to those employees who respectfully ask why. They are demonstrating an interest in their jobs and exhibiting a curiosity that could eventually translate into leadership ability."

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"Everyone talks about building a relationship with your customer. I think you build one with your employees first."

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"Leaders can let you fail and yet not let you be a failure."

- Stanley McChrystal

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"An organization's ability to learn, and translate that learning into action rapidly, is the ultimate competitive advantage."

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