I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
COLIN POWELLThere are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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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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Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
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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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My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given us, as we continue our American journey together.
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A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
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Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done.
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We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.
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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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I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.
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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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The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.
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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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