Lasalle Corbell Pickett
"Mrs. General Pickett"
He paid no more attention to personal antagonisms than to personal affection in the management of the army. He recommended a certain officer for promotion, despite the fact that friends urged him to withdraw his favor because the officer was in the habit of speaking disparagingly of Lee.
"The question is not what he thinks of me, but what I think of him," he said. "I have a very high opinion of this officer as a soldier and I shall certainly recommend him for promotion and do all in my power to secure it."
Mrs General Pickett,
Lippincott's Magazine, January, 1907
(read complete article titled "Personal Memoirs of Robert E Lee" here)
(Simple 15 word phrase with an amazing lesson to managers and leaders)