Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
COLIN POWELLIf you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.
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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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It is not the role of the United States to dictate change, but to enter into discussions with our friends.
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Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
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If a leader doesn’t convey passion and intensity then there will be no passion and intensity within the organization and they’ll start to fall down and get depressed.
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My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given us, as we continue our American journey together.
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Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
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I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
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One of the fondest expressions around is that we can’t be the world’s policeman. But guess who gets called when suddenly someone needs a cop.
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What could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful
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I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.
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It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
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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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Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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