It is our attitude at the beginning of a difficult task which, more than anything else, will affect its successful outcome. – William James

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May we hope that, when we are all dead and gone, leaders will arise who have been personally experienced in the hard, practical work, the difficulties, and the joys of organizing nursing reforms, and who will lead far beyond anything we have done!

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Discipline your mind to see the good in every situation and look on the best side of every event. ― Roy Bennett

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Every Russian emperor from Peter the Great to Stalin and Putin knows a leader and his security agencies must never be parted. His safety depends on their slavish devotion. - Simon Sebag Montefiore

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Inspiration comes from within yourself. One has to be positive. When you’re positive, good things happen. – Deep Roy

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When you look at people who are successful, you will find that they aren't the people who are motivated, but have consistency in their motivation. -Arsene Wenger

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If you look the right way, you can see that the whole world is a garden. — Frances Hodgson Burnett

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Sometimes when I look at you, I feel I'm gazing at a distant star. It's dazzling, but the light is from tens of thousands of years ago. Maybe the star doesn't even exist any more. Yet sometimes that light seems more real to me than anything.

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When you look at the world, the world isn't just one palette. It's a beautiful rainbow, and why not have someone to represent that rainbow? -Joan Smalls

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Leaders become great, not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.

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