Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
COLIN POWELLThere is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
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An organization that is not facing up to people who are not getting the job done, is going to have difficulties.
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Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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Give me the right people and I don’t much care what organization you give me. Good things will happen. Give me the wrong people and it doesn’t matter what you do with the organization. Bad things will happen.
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I regret that the presentation I made at the UN turned out to be wrong. It was wrong on the stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction, but pretty much right on intentions and capabilities.
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When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
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The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.
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If everybody trusts one another, then the person who didn’t prevail will faithfully execute the decision as if it was their idea.
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Respect for leaders by followers can’t be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.
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The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.
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Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
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Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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