Eisenhower, Dwight David -- Speech, Republican National Committee Meeting (17 Apr 1956)

Dave — Tue, 12 Jan 2016 13:52:59 +0000

As long as I am back in my military life for a second, I should like to observe one thing about leadership that one of the great has said — Napoleon. He said, the great leader, the genius in leadership, is the man who can do the average thing when everybody else is going crazy.

Dwight David Eisenhower (1890-1969) American general, US President (1953-61)
Speech, Republican National Committee Meeting (17 Apr 1956)

Jefferson, Thomas -- Letter (1816-05-21) to Francis Eppes

Dave — Fri, 18 Jul 2014 15:11:45 +0000

Whenever you feel a warmth of temper rising, check it at once, and suppress it, recollecting it will make you unhappy within yourself, and disliked by others. Nothing gives one person so great advantage over another, as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) American political philosopher, polymath, statesman, US President (1801-09)
Letter (1816-05-21) to Francis Eppes
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Often updated as "Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances."

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Eisenhower, Dwight David -- Speech, Republican National Committee Meeting (17 Apr 1956)

Jefferson, Thomas -- Letter (1816-05-21) to Francis Eppes