Experts often possess more data than judgment.
COLIN POWELLAll values are important, everyone who has ever touched my life in some way was a mentor for good or bad. Life is a blend, and a person is a blend of all the influences that have touched their lives.
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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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We are not going to dwell on those things that divide us. We are going to rejoice in those things that keep us together to make this a better country – to reach down and back to touch every young person in need!
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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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The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.
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I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
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Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
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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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Maybe 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.
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Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.
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Get mad, then get over it.
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Don’t be buffaloed by experts and elites. Experts often possess more data than judgment. Elites can become so inbred that they produce hemophiliacs who bleed to death as soon as they are nicked by the real world.
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Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
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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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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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