"One of the most important lessons of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan is that military success is not sufficient to win, " Gates said in a speech at Kansas State University in 2007.
Al Gore (D-TN), the Senate signalled that it, at least, had learned one of the most important lessons of the Gulf War: It is better to be defended, even imperfectly, against ballistic missile attack than to be defenseless against it.
Most of the best lessons in life and business come from listening to the experiences of others.
And that, as it turns out, is one of the most important lessons they pass along to the rest of us.
Here, I witnessed firsthand one of the most important financial lessons of my life: It is essential as a woman (and for anyone in a relationship, although women are particularly vulnerable) to know where your money is, and to keep an eye on your household finances.
My college years were memorable, but one of the most valuable lessons I learned about people and how to lead others took place outside of the classroom.
There are many more lessons like this one, but it is one of the most important lessons to remember.
At the start, I learned one of the best lessons from one of the most respected people in the business.
Aside from all of the political lessons, one of the most important I have learned is how critical it is to have a supportive partner and support system.
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One of the most basic lessons in an introductory economics course is that price ceilings create shortages.
Many graduates report that some of the most valuable lessons learned came not from lecturers but from their fellow students.
One of the most important lessons I learned during my years as a CEO was that great employees are not replaceable.
One of the most important lessons he shared with me was his ability to use negative energy as a motivation to do better.
Most of the stories told in Lessons Learned are relevant to any kind of manager: male or female, specializing in the health-care sector or working in an entirely different field.
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But the competition taught Kapler and Parthasarathi one of the most important lessons in their startup careers: how to effectively communicate their vision and strategy with different audiences in various forms, ranging from business plan to elevator pitch.
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But one of the most important lessons to learn from this crisis is that our economy only works if we recognize that we're all in this together, that we all have responsibilities to each other and to our country.
"One of the most important lessons that I want to teach my kids when I look back at it is when you have a goal and you decide early enough that you want to achieve it, you are so far ahead of the pack because so many people when they are going through college, they're trying to figure out what they're doing, " Roseman said.
He ended as one of the most successful investors of the first half of the last century, but along the way he learnt many lessons which resonate to this day.
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The MOST Forum of Ministers for Social Development could be an appropriate instrument to apply those lessons in the formulation of future policies.
The survey found that more than three-quarters of schools had had to cancel practical lessons - with disruptive behaviour the most common reason, along with other factors such as lack of equipment, lack of space and too large classes.
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Here, seven lessons I learned over the years on making the most of the opportunity.
Then he writes about the lessons he learned, which is the most interesting part of his piece.
Everyone was cooped up in cells for most of the day, and the children had only an hour or so of lessons.
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"I took tango lessons many years ago and it is one of the most difficult dances that there are, " he said.
Most of the pupils have to go to work as soon as they have finished their lessons, in order to help their parents by selling cups of tea or other odd jobs.
For a thorough deconstruction of hundreds of large business failures where smart people at good companies got their assumptions wrong, see my book, Billion-Dollar Lessons: What You Can Learn From The Most Inexcusable Business Failures of the Last 25 Years.
Of all the tough lessons learned, being teachable and humble stand out as the most significant and critical attributes for success, not only in business but in any endeavor.
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If you carefully observe how one of the most successful organizations in professional sports is managing adversity and uncertainty, you are witnessing six valuable lessons about leadership.
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It causes most lawyers, in any event, to make fun of the trainer, devalue the training and hence reject the lessons.
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