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.
COLIN POWELLOne of the greatest talents of all is the talent to recognize and to develop talent in others.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.
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When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
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The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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What could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful
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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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Treat people kindly. When you are kind to somebody and I don’t mean necessarily “buddy-buddy”, just show kindness and consideration. Show that people are worthy and you respect them and you are glad they’re with you.
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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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The greatest gifts my parents gave to me were their unconditional love and a set of values.
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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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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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If everybody trusts one another, then the person who didn’t prevail will faithfully execute the decision as if it was their idea.
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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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