| Harry Truman stated, "The only new thing
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| | realizes, what did the other person
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| in the world is the history that you
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| | hear?"
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| don't know."
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| | Lincoln is generally thought of as a
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| Truman spent many years studying the
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| | politician, which he was, but his
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| history of those who preceded him. His
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| | vocation was the law. He served about
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| study paid off. Truman today is regarded
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| | 1500 days as President and 23 years as a
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| as one of America's greatest Presidents.
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| | lawyer. During that time he tried
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| | approximately 5000 cases, an average of
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| The reason history is important is
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| | about 200 a year. In the huge Eight
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| because we live in a cause-and-effect
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| | Judicial Circuit of Central Illinois,
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| universe. Similar choices produce similar
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| | Lincoln had the largest single caseload.
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| results at the individual (micro) level
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| | During his career, Lincoln was involved
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| and at the national (macro) level.
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| | in 15 murder cases. Of those, four men
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| History is the story of choices made, and
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| | were found not guilty (one by reason of
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| the results of those choices.
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| | insanity), two were indicted but not
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| | prosecuted, one escaped during trial, six
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| LESSON ONE: Look For What Worked And
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| | were convicted on the lesser charge of
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| What Didn't Work, And Why
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| | manslaughter, and only two were found
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| | guilty and sentenced to hang. (Lincoln
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| You can use history like a case study in
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| | Legal Briefs, July-September 1996, No.
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| business school. Example: Mark Twain
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| | 39)A quaint note has survived from one of
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| became a partner in a publishing company,
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| | Lincoln's civil cases in the 1850s. "If
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| Webster & Co., which published the "
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| | you settle I will charge nothing for what
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| Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant." Twain
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| | I have done, and thank you to boot. By
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| also obtained the rights to Pope Leo
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| | settling you will likely get your money
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| III's authorized biography. The first
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| | sooner, and with much less trouble and
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| book became a best seller. The second
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| | expense." (Journal of the Abraham Lincoln
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| sold poorly.
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| | Assn., Vol 16, No. 2, pp. 4, 5)
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| Both publications seemed like good ideas.
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| | Lincoln understood that compromise is
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| Twain assumed that purchasing the Pope's
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| | necessary in everyday life. "Persuade
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| biography would be required reading for
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| | your neighbors to compromise whenever you
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| American Catholics. It wasn't. At that
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| | can," he wrote in a lecture for lawyers.
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| time many working-class Irish and German
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| | "Point out to them how the nominal winner
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| Catholics couldn't read and those who
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| | is often a real loser--in fees, and
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| could had little discretionary income for
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| | expenses, and waste of time."
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| purchasing books.
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| | Learn about how Lincoln communicated from
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| Grant's memoirs became a literary and
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| | the recently released DVD "Lincoln On
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| financial triumph because it was written
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| | Communication." It is widely used as an
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| by a popular President who had just died,
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| | instructional manual in leadership and
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| it provided an insider's account of the
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| | communication programs, but it also is
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| Civil War, which was a fascinating topic
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| | valuable for self-study. It comes with an
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| for millions, and it was beautifully
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| | instructor's guide. For information
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| written. (See Fred Kaplan, "The Singular
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| | about obtaining this valuable resource,
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| Mark Twain." NY: 2003, Doubleday, pp.
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| | go to
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| 422, 423)
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| | Another Lincoln resource is the book "The
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| LESSON TWO: There Is Magic In Thinking
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| | Words Lincoln Lived By." For information
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| Big
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| | go to
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| Ted Turner is the biggest-thinking
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| | The book is available as a spoken-word
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| individual I have ever known personally.
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| | audiocassette. For information, to
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| He literally changed the world with CNN.
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| | Quantity prices are available. One of our
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| Changing the world is exactly what he
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| | readers ordered 200 copies to give to
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| intended to do. I was an on-air host and
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| | customers and prospects.
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| producer at TBS when CNN was being
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| planned. But I had no idea how big Ted
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| was thinking.
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| | This article is excerpts from The
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| And where did Ted Turner get his
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| | Achievement Digest a complimentary
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| inspiration? From history. One of
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| | subscription, go to and follow the
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| Turner's favorite characters as a youth
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| | prompts.)
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| was Alexander the Great, who is reported
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| to have wept because there were no more
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| worlds left for him to conquer.
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| | Gene Griessman, Ph.D. Editor and
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| An in-depth study of history can raise
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| | Publisher
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| your aspirations.
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| When you discover what others have been
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| able to accomplish under adverse
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| | Gene Griessman, Ph.D. is editor-in-chief
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| conditions and often with few advantages,
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| | of The Achievement Digest-- is an
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| you may hear a voice inside that says to
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| | executive coach and a much-sought after
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| you, "I can do something significant
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| | public speaker for conventions,
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| too."
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| | conferences, and retreats. He has
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| | interviewed some of the most famous
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| "Make no little plans; they have no magic
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| | people in the world asking the question:
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| to stir men's blood." The quote is from
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| | "What makes people great?"His list
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| Daniel H. Burnham. Here's a thumbnail
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| | includes Ronald Reagan, Ray Charles,
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| sketch of the man behind the quote.
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| | David Rockefeller, Sandra Day O'Connor,
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| | Jack Nicklaus, Hank Aaron, Ted Turner,
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| Burnham, who's the subject of Erik
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| | Julie Andrews, Aaron Copland, Jack
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| Larson's beautifully written new book
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| | Lemmon, Billy Joel, and Tennessee
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| "The Devil In The White City," was the
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| | Williams and many others.Griessman often
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| man who made the Chicago World's Fair
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| | appears on television and radio, and his
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| happen. He was Director of Works, World's
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| | award-winning programs have aired on WCNN
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| Columbian Exposition, 1893. Burnham and
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| | and TBS. For years he was host of "Up
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| his partner John Wellborn Root designed
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| | Close" on TBS, the SuperStation founded
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| some of Chicago's earliest skyscrapers.
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| | by Ted Turner.He has written and
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| His plan for Chicago was used for many
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| | co-authored seven books, plus a one-man
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| years, and is considered a classic
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| | play on Abraham Lincoln. He has
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| example of city planning.
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| | performed twice at historic Ford's
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| | Theatre and at the Lincoln Memorial.His
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| The book "Time Tactics of Very Successful
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| | book "Time Tactics of Very Successful
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| People" contains an entire section on how
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| | People" was featured in Reader's Digest
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| high achievers make plans. For
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| | and is now in its 24th printing. He is
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| information about obtaining this book, go
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| | also author of "The Words Lincoln Lived
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| to
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| | By" and "The Inspirational Words of
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|
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| | Abraham Lincoln." His latest CD is
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| LINCOLN'S LOG
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| | entitled "99 Ways to Get More Out Of
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|
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| | Every Day" and his latest DVD is "Abraham
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| Lincoln still influences decisions.
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| | Lincoln on Communication."He has taught
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| Christie Hefner, chairman and chief
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| | at the College of William and Mary, North
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| executive, Playboy Enterprises, recently
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| | Carolina State University, Auburn
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| told a New York Times writer that she had
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| | University, and Georgia Tech. He has
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| learned an invaluable leadership lesson
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| | served as a Fulbright professor at the
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| from Lincoln.
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| | national graduate university of Pakistan
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|
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| | and as a visiting researcher at the
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| Here is a quote from that interview: "In
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| | National Agrarian University of Peru and
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| leadership, it isn't about what you say;
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| | the University of New South Wales in
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| it's about what the other person hears.
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| | Australia.He's a voting member of the
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| If you articulate well, like Lincoln, you
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| | Television Academy. For years he has
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| have a tendency to think: 'I've made
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| | been listed in Who's Who in America and
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| myself clear.' But the point is, Lincoln
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| | Who's Who in the World.
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