Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
COLIN POWELLI want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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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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Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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One important element of leadership is taking care of the troops.
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Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.
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Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
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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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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.
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Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
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Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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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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Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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In other words, don’t expect to always be great. Disappointments, failures and setbacks are a normal part of the lifecycle of a unit or a company and what the leader has to do is constantly be up and say ‘we have a problem, let’s go and get it’.
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Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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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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