Not finance. Not strategy. Not technology. It is teamwork that remains the ultimate competitive advantage, both because it is so powerful and so rare.

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• A community is like a ship, everyone ought to be prepared to take the helm.
• Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.
• This day does not belong to one man but to all. Let us together rebuild this world that we may share in the days of peace.
• As many arrows, loosed several ways, come to one mark ... so may a thousand actions, once afoot, end in one purpose.
• A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
• Because when you have the nuclear codes at your fingertips and the military in your command, you can’t make snap decisions. You can’t have a thin skin or a tendency to lash out. You need to be steady, and measured, and well-informed.