Good people can become great leaders, teachers, mentors and inspire us to be persistent as well as determined to reach our goals. - Alan Zeiner, father, son, leader, welder and friend. 2012
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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." - Dwight D. Eisenhower
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“Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.”
William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925); American politician
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“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion. The potential for greatness lives within each of us. ”
Wilma Rudolph (1940-1994); Athlete;Olympic Gold Medalist
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"Clarifying expectations sometimes takes a great deal of courage. It seems easier to act as though differences don’t exist and to hope things will work out than it is to face the differences and work together to arrive at a mutually agreeable set of expectations."...
“Getting ahead in a difficult profession requires avid faith in yourself. That is why some people with mediocre talent, but with great inner drive, go much further than people with vastly superior talent. ”
Sophia Loren (born 1934); actress
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“Every time you are tempted to react in the same old way, ask if you want to be a prisoner of the past or a pioneer of the future. ”
Deepak K. Chopra (born 1946); physician, writer
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