None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
COLIN POWELLMy own experience is that you get as much information as you can and then you pay attention to your intuition, to your informed instinct.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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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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It is not the role of the United States to dictate change, but to enter into discussions with our friends.
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Leaders have followers. The primary role of a leader is to convey to those followers a sense of purpose, vision, and mission.
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Leadership is all about people. It is not about organizations. It is not about plans. It is not about strategies. It is all about people-motivating people to get the job done. You have to be people-centered.
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Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
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Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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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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As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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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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Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
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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 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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