When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
COLIN POWELLLeaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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Fit no stereotypes. Don’t chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team’s mission.
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Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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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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The greatest gifts my parents gave to me were their unconditional love and a set of values.
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Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is “no.” That’s not America.
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There is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
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You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
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You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it.
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Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.
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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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