Colin Powell on people
Colin Powell91 quotes“Pissing people off doesn’t mean you’re doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.”
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Preferring members of any one group for no reason other than race or ethnic origin is discrimination for its own sake. This the Constitution forbids.
Colin PowellColin Powell 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.
Colin PowellColin Powell 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.
Colin PowellColin Powell Failure is a part of life and you have to learn to deal with it. Failure is something that is part of life’s cycle and it’s from failure that you gain life experience.
Colin PowellColin Powell I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
Colin PowellColin Powell Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
Colin PowellColin Powell Respect for leaders by followers can’t be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.
Colin PowellColin Powell Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
Colin PowellColin Powell It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
Colin PowellColin Powell 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.
Colin PowellColin Powell 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 PowellColin Powell If 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.
Colin PowellColin Powell None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
Colin PowellColin Powell Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.
Colin PowellColin Powell Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
Colin PowellColin Powell There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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BelaBela An open mind opens our hearts to have compassion for others.
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