When you wrestle with a pig, he has fun, and you just end up dirty.
COLIN POWELLDon’t just count your days, make your days count.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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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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Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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Preferring members of any one group for no reason other than race or ethnic origin is discrimination for its own sake. This the Constitution forbids.
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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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Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes.
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You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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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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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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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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Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done.
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I regret that the presentation I made at the UN turned out to be wrong. It was wrong on the stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction, but pretty much right on intentions and capabilities.
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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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