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How Champions Think: In Sports and in Life

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The War That Doesn't Say Its Name: The Unending Conflict in the Congo

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“If I were running a company, I would always want to listen to the thoughts of its most talented youngsters, because they are the people most in touch with the realities of today and the prospects for tomorrow.”
― Alex Ferguson, Leading: Learning from Life and My Years at Manchester United

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“I will not make any predictions. If the past is anything to judge by, Congolese politics will continue to surprise and bewilder, frustrate and inspire.”
― Jason Stearns, Dancing in the Glory of Monsters: The Collapse of the Congo and the Great War of Africa

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“Pastor Philippe to Jason Stearns: I asked him whom he blamed for their deaths. He shrugged. "There are too many people to blame. Mobutu for ruining our country. Rwanda and Uganda for invading it. Ourselves for letting them do it. None of that will help bring my children back.”
― Jason K. Stearns

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“A leader who produces other leaders multiples their influences.”
― John C. Maxwell

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“For me drive means a combination of a willingness to work hard, emotional fortitude, enormous powers of concentration and a refusal to admit defeat.”
― Alex Ferguson, Leading: Lessons in leadership from the legendary Manchester United manager

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