Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
COLIN POWELLYou can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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First you train the followers to accomplish the mission. Second, you resource them: Make sure that they have the tools to do the job. Third, you reward them: You give them medals or bonuses.
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The essence of leadership is building bonds of trust in your organization.
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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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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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What could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful
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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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Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is “no.” That’s not America.
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You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
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One important element of leadership is taking care of the troops.
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None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
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Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.
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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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I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
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