Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
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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Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.
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Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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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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Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
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Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
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Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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Never neglect details. When everyone’s mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.
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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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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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The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method.
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It is not the role of the United States to dictate change, but to enter into discussions with our friends.
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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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Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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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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