Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
COLIN POWELLExperts often possess more data than judgment.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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You can’t get it all done yourself. The best leaders are not afraid of picking people who are better than they are and who may one day replace them.
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Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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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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I think whether you’re having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.
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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.
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Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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My own experience is that you get as much information as you can and then you pay attention to your intuition, to your informed instinct.
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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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Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.
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A mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.
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It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
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It is good if your enemy underestimates you. The dumber they think you are the more surprised they are when you kill them.
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Leaders have followers. The primary role of a leader is to convey to those followers a sense of purpose, vision, and mission.
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I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
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