Experts often possess more data than judgment.
COLIN POWELLIn 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’.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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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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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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Don’t let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn’t go with it.
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Get mad, then get over it.
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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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Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
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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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Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
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Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
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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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One of the greatest talents of all is the talent to recognize and to develop talent in others.
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You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
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You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
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