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When it comes to success, there are no shortcuts.

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Robert Foster Bennett
Age: 82 †
Born: 1933
Born: September 18
Died: 2016
Died: May 4
Businessperson
Lobbyist
Political Scientist
Politician
Salt Lake City
Utah
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An excuse becomes an obstacle in your journey to success when it is made in place of your best effort or when it is used as the object of the blame.
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Those who improve with age embrace the power of personal growth and personal achievement and begin to replace youth with wisdom, innocence with understanding, and lack of purpose with self-actualization.
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Your life is the sum result of all the choices you make, both consciously and unconsciously. If you can control the process of choosing, you can take control of all aspects of your life. You can find the freedom that comes from being in charge of yourself.
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I like to think of sales as the ability to gracefully persuade, not manipulate, a person or persons into a win - win situation.
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It is not rejection itself that people fear, it is the possible consequences of rejection. Preparing to accept those consequences and viewing rejection as a learning experience that will bring you closer to success, will not only help you to conquer the fear of rejection, but help you to appreciate rejection itself.
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Peeves do not make very good pets.
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A dead end can never be a one way street you can always turn around and take another road.
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Stupidity trumps Machiavelli almost every time when you are looking for an explanation.
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Negotiating techniques do not work all that well with kids, because in the middle of a negotiation, they will say something completely unrelated such as, 'You know what? I have a belly button!' and completely throw you off guard.
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Visualization is daydreaming with a purpose.
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There is a misleading, unwritten rule that states if a quote giving advice comes from someone famous, very old, or Greek, then it must be good advice.
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But very often in politics we have the experience called up from my father when someone was trying to help him in the campaign: I can take care of my enemies, may the Good Lord save me from my friends.
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If you want plenty of experience in dealing with difficult people, then have kids.
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The only place opportunity cannot be found is in a closed-minded person.
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Success is about enjoying what you have and where you are, while pursuing achievable goals.
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If you are going to ask yourself life-changing questions, be sure to do something with the answers.
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If you think Abraham Lincoln became famous for inventing the town car, it is time to spend a few hours on history.
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In sales, a referral is the key to the door of resistance.
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Without initiative, leaders are simply workers in leadership positions.
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There is no question that al-Qaida operatives are currently active in Iraq. A premature exit before the threat they represent has been dealt with would endanger America and the prospects of eventual peace in the Middle East.
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