Ronald Reagan Quotes About Leadership
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Surround yourself with great people; delegate authority; get out of the way
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My philosophy of life is that if we make up our mind what we are going to make of our lives, then work hard toward that goal, we never lose - somehow we win out.
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Our policy is simple: We are not going to betray our friends, reward the enemies of freedom, or permit fear and retreat to become American policies — especially in this hemisphere. None of the four wars in my lifetime came about because we were too strong.
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The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things.
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A leader, once convinced that a particular course of action is the right one, must....be undaunted when the going gets tough.
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We're looking forward to a great season at the University of California - if we find a way to put cleats on their sandals.
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After watching the State of the Union address the other night [1994], I'm reminded of the old adage that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Only in this case, it's not flattery, but grand larceny: the intellectual theft of ideas that you and I recognize as our own. Speech delivery counts for little on the world stage unless you have convictions, and, yes, the vision to see beyond the front row seats.
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To grasp and hold a vision, that is the very essence of successful leadership-not only on the movie set where I learned it, but everywhere.
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It was leadership here at home that gave us strong American influence abroad, and the collapse of imperial Communism. Great nations have responsibilities to lead, and we should always be cautious of those who would lower our profile, because they might just wind up lowering our flag.
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Surround yourself with the best people you can find, delegate authority, and don't interfere as long as the policy you've decided upon is being carried out.
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I know in my heart that man is good. That what is right will always eventually triumph. And there's purpose and worth to each and every life.
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Entrepreneurs are the forgotten heroes of America.
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