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.
COLIN POWELLMaybe 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.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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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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A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
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You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given us, as we continue our American journey together.
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I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren’t high.
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You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it.
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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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It is not the role of the United States to dictate change, but to enter into discussions with our friends.
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Respect for leaders by followers can’t be mandated; it must be earned. It has to be given to leaders by their followers.
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None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
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Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
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Leadership is all about people. It is not about organizations. It is not about plans. It is not about strategies. It is all about people-motivating people to get the job done. You have to be people-centered.
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Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience.
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Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.
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Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
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