Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
COLIN POWELLIt is good if your enemy underestimates you. The dumber they think you are the more surprised they are when you kill them.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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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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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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Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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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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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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You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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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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If you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool.
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A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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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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Always be looking for the opportunities, and always be optimistic about what you can do with that opportunity.
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You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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Give me the right people and I don’t much care what organization you give me. Good things will happen. Give me the wrong people and it doesn’t matter what you do with the organization. Bad things will happen.
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Don’t just count your days, make your days count.
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