But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you’ve got to compromise. You’ve got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward.
COLIN POWELLMaybe we don’t put our young people in situations often enough where they’re allowed to fail. When you fail you gain experience, and with enough experience, you don’t fail as often.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them.
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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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Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.
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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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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 greatest gifts my parents gave to me were their unconditional love and a set of values.
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We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.
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Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
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The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.
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Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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If everybody trusts one another, then the person who didn’t prevail will faithfully execute the decision as if it was their idea.
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The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.
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Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
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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.
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Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.
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