If you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool.
COLIN POWELLWhen you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
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All values are important, everyone who has ever touched my life in some way was a mentor for good or bad. Life is a blend, and a person is a blend of all the influences that have touched their lives.
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Fit no stereotypes. Don’t chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team’s mission.
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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 be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
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Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.
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Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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You can’t get it all done yourself. The best leaders are not afraid of picking people who are better than they are and who may one day replace them.
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Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.
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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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Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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If a leader doesn’t convey passion and intensity then there will be no passion and intensity within the organization and they’ll start to fall down and get depressed.
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