Get mad, then get over it.
COLIN POWELLWhen you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
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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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Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
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Give me the right people and I don’t much care what organization you give me. Good things will happen. Give me the wrong people and it doesn’t matter what you do with the organization. Bad things will happen.
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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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You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
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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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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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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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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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You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it.
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I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.
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Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
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