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Writers' bedtimes vary, but few have been spared the shock of a copy editor's early wake-up call.

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Concentrate on what will produce results rather than on the results, the process rather than the prize.
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If you see players who hate practice, their coach isn't doing a very good job.
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I have a sense of humor. I usually come off as very serious, but I definitely have a dry sense of humor.
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Commit yourself to something you have a passion for.
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Nothing is more effective than sincere, accurate praise, and nothing is more lame than a cookie-cutter compliment.
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One of the common traits of outstanding performers-coaches, athletes, managers, sales representatives, executives, and others who face a daily up/down, win/lose accounting system-is that a rejection, that is, defeat, is quickly forgotten, replaced eagerly by pursuit of a new order, client, or opponent.
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For me the starting point for everything - before strategy, tactics, theories, managing, organizing, philosophy, methodology, talent, or experience - is work ethic. Without one of significant magnitude, you're dead in the water.
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Good talent with bad attitude equals bad talent.
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There is a weird phenomenon where technology seems to be getting dumber in some ways as it gets smarter.
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Failure is part of success, an integral part. Everybody gets knocked down. Knowing it will happen and what you must do when it does is the first step back.
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Calculated risks are part of what you do, but the idea that something completely crazy will work just because it's completely crazy is completely crazy.
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On occasion I omit commas. On occasion, I use them. (The more you know about English, the less you're likely to think there are unbreakable rules for a lot of these things.)
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Victory is produced by and belongs to all.
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Innovation involves anticipation. It is having a broad base of knowledge on your subject and an ability to see where the end game is headed. Use all your knowledge to get their first. Set the trend and make the competition counter you
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A burro is an ass. A burrow is a hole in the ground. As a journalist you are expected to know the difference.
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By instinct we-leaders-want to run hard all the time by intellect we know this is not possible. Reconciling those two positions in the context of leadership is an ongoing challenge.
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Strong leaders don't plead with individuals to perform.
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I've observed that if individuals who prevail in a highly competitive environment have any one thing in common besides success, it is failure—and their ability to overcome it.
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