Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
COLIN POWELLThe freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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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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If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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Treat people kindly. When you are kind to somebody and I don’t mean necessarily “buddy-buddy”, just show kindness and consideration. Show that people are worthy and you respect them and you are glad they’re with you.
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A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
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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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We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.
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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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Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
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One of the greatest talents of all is the talent to recognize and to develop talent in others.
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Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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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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Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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