You don’t know what you can get away with until you try.
COLIN POWELLAlways 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.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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If you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool.
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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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Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
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Experts often possess more data than judgment.
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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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Don’t be buffaloed by experts and elites. Experts often possess more data than judgment. Elites can become so inbred that they produce hemophiliacs who bleed to death as soon as they are nicked by the real world.
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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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We are not trapped in what the science of management says we can do. We are capable of doing what the art of leadership says is possible.
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Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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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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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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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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What could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful
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Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
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