There is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
COLIN POWELLAlways show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.
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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Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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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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A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
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Always be looking for that which you do well and that which you love doing, and when you find those two things together — man, you got it.
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Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
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You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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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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The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.
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We are not going to dwell on those things that divide us. We are going to rejoice in those things that keep us together to make this a better country – to reach down and back to touch every young person in need!
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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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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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None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
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A mirror reflects a man’s face, but what he is really like is shown by the kind of friends he chooses.
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