Experts often possess more data than judgment.
COLIN POWELLNone of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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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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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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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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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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We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.
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Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
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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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Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.
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Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
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It is good if your enemy underestimates you. The dumber they think you are the more surprised they are when you kill them.
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Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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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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None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
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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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There is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
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