More from Colin Powell
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Colin PowellColin Powell Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
Colin PowellColin Powell Leadership is all about people. It is not about organizations. It is not about plans. It is not about strategies. It is all about people-motivating people to get the job done. You have to be people-centered.
Colin PowellColin Powell You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
Colin PowellColin Powell A mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.
Colin PowellColin Powell What could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful
Colin PowellColin Powell The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.
Colin PowellColin Powell I think whether you’re having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.
Colin PowellColin Powell When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
Colin PowellColin Powell We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.
Colin PowellColin Powell Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
Colin PowellColin Powell Treat people kindly. When you are kind to somebody and I don’t mean necessarily “buddy-buddy”, just show kindness and consideration. Show that people are worthy and you respect them and you are glad they’re with you.
Colin PowellColin Powell Fit no stereotypes. Don’t chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team’s mission.
Colin PowellColin Powell The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.
Colin PowellColin Powell If everybody trusts one another, then the person who didn’t prevail will faithfully execute the decision as if it was their idea.
Colin PowellColin Powell We are not trapped in what the science of management says we can do. We are capable of doing what the art of leadership says is possible.
Colin PowellColin Powell
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Love is mostly easy at night, it is morning you got to learn about.
Leon MarshLeon Marsh You can find beauty in the darkest of places. Be the light, my love. Bring smiles to their faces.
Aletheia LiolaAletheia Liola This fearless heart is trapped between these anxious walls of my worried mind.
CindyCindy Don’t push away your emotions too hard, remember they can push back if held for too long.
SargamSargam To choose a plain life, I choose neither to lose and nor do I gain, If happiness is not in my destiny, I refuse to accept pain.
Astha SrivastavaAstha Srivastava Steal back your heart – self-love.
Mona-LiseMona-Lise Hope is the only thing that keeps us alive. Without hope there can be no you or I.
BelaBela An open mind opens our hearts to have compassion for others.
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More on care
God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fool.
John MuirJohn Muir If there is such a thing as a genius, I am one, and if there isn’t I don’t care.
John LennonJohn Lennon Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.
Lao TzuLao Tzu The more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being.
Dalai LamaDalai Lama If you take care of your workers they’ll take care of your business.
Richard BransonRichard Branson Bad leaders care about who is right, good leaders care about who is right.
Simon SinekSimon Sinek He who is faultless does not care for the opinion of others.
Mother TeresaMother Teresa Take care with the end as you do with the beginning.
Lao TzuLao Tzu