Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
COLIN POWELLDon’t just count your days, make your days count.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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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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An organization that is not facing up to people who are not getting the job done, is going to have difficulties.
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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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If a leader doesn’t convey passion and intensity then there will be no passion and intensity within the organization and they’ll start to fall down and get depressed.
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Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
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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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Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.
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As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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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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Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it 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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Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
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