Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
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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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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Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
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The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.
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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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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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The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.
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Leaders have followers. The primary role of a leader is to convey to those followers a sense of purpose, vision, and mission.
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Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
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You can’t get it all done yourself. The best leaders are not afraid of picking people who are better than they are and who may one day replace them.
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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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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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We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.
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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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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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