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But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you’ve got to compromise. You’ve got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward.

Colin Powell

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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Accomplishment Latest Management Mission Team
It is not the role of the United States to dictate change, but to enter into discussions with our friends.
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Change Discussion Friendship Ourselves Role
Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
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Born Errors Experience Leadership Learning
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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Choice Friendship Himself Mirror Reflection
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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Afraid Best Leadership Pick Replacement Yorself
If everybody trusts one another, then the person who didn’t prevail will faithfully execute the decision as if it was their idea.
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Decision Execution Faith Ideas Oneself Person Trust
All values are important, everyone who has ever touched my life in some way was a mentor for good or bad. Life is a blend, and a person is a blend of all the influences that have touched their lives.
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Important Influence Life Live Touch Value
Don’t let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn’t go with it.
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Ego Position Yourself
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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Allow Enough Experience Failure People Situation Young Yourself
Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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People Responsibility
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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Force Multiply Optimism
Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is “no.” That’s not America.
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Country Racism Wrong
What could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful
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Generation Important Need Success
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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Care Goodness Organization People Right Yourself
You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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Choice Control Yourself
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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Achievement Attitude Development Excellence Yourself

But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you’ve got to compromise. You’ve got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward.

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But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you’ve got to compromise. You’ve got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward.

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