You learn far more from negative leadership than from positive leadership. Because you learn how not to do it. And, therefore, you learn how to do it.

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"It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle."

- Norman Schwarzkopf

Courage

"When placed in command, take charge."

- Norman Schwarzkopf

Leadership

"The hard part is doing it."

- Norman Schwarzkopf

Determination

"The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war."

- Norman Schwarzkopf

Wisdom

"True courage is being afraid, and going ahead and doing your job anyhow, that’s what courage is."

- Norman Schwarzkopf

Overcoming Obstacles

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"The expert in anything was once a beginner."

- Helen Hayes

Learning

"Learn as if you will live forever, live like you will die tomorrow."

- Mahatma Gandhi

Learning

"To know how much there is to know is the beginning of learning to live."

- Dorothy West

Learning

"In the beginner’s mind, there are many possibilities; in the expert’s mind, there are few."

- Vince Gironda

Learning

"I am always doing what I cannot do yet in order to learn how to do it."

- Vincent van Gogh

Learning