If you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool.
COLIN POWELLYou 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.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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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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Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.
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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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The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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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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When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
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Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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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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Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is “no.” That’s not America.
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The best way to create a winning team is to train them, give them everything they need to get the job done and second, make sure they know what the job is and what the job will be. So you connect strategy to resources.
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