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Subject
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Content
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1
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Unknown
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General
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Focus
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The successful man is the average man... focused.
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2
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German Proverb
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General
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Focus
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Who begins too much accomplishes little.
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3
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Neal A. Maxwell
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Lds
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Focus
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In my Primary days, we sang “ ‘Give,’ Said the Little Stream” (Children’s Songbook, 236)—certainly sweet and motivating but not exactly theologically drenched. Today’s children, as you know, sing the more spiritually focused “I’m Trying to Be like Jesus” (Children’s Songbook, 78–79).
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4
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Henry David Thoreau
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Literature
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Focus
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There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root.
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5
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Paul Johnson
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Politics
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Focus
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I am not impressed by leaders who have definite views on everything. History teaches it is a mistake to have too many convictions, held with equal certitude and tenacity. They crowd each other out. A great leader is someone who can distinguish between the essential and the peripheral – between what must be done and what is merely desirable.
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6
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Paul Johnson,
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Politics
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Focus
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What successful statesmanship in the past teaches us, again and again, is that clarity of aim is paramount...
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