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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.

Colin Powell

Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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Accomplishment Art Leadership Management Possible
Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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Advantage Afraid Challenge
Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
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Average Sign Yourself
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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Capability Intention Myself Presentation Regret Weapon Wrong
Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.
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Kindness Necessary Need Yourself
Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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Attitude Excellence Prevail
If you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool.
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Dirty End Tools Yourself
Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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Clothes Himself Organization Rebel Tolerance
Get mad, then get over it.
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Let Go Mad One Liner
In other words, don’t expect to always be great. Disappointments, failures and setbacks are a normal part of the lifecycle of a unit or a company and what the leader has to do is constantly be up and say ‘we have a problem, let’s go and get it’.
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Disappointment Expectation Failure Greatness Himself Problem Word
Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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Help Myself People Problem Solve
Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done.
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Balance Criticism Drive Ego Intelligence Judgement Loyalty
Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them.
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Core Execution Leadership Value Yourself
Always be looking for that which you do well and that which you love doing, and when you find those two things together — man, you got it.
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Love Man Togetherness Yourself
Don’t let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn’t go with it.
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Ego Position Yourself
Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
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Best Watch Yourself

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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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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