Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them.
COLIN POWELLBe careful what you choose: You may get it.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
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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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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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The greatest gifts my parents gave to me were their unconditional love and a set of values.
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Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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Respect for leaders by followers can’t be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.
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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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Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.
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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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Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
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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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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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Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.
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An organization that is not facing up to people who are not getting the job done, is going to have difficulties.
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