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.
COLIN POWELLDon’t just count your days, make your days count.
More Colin Powell Quotes
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Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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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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We are not trapped in what the science of management says we can do. We are capable of doing what the art of leadership says is possible.
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The best way to create a winning team is to train them, give them everything they need to get the job done and second, make sure they know what the job is and what the job will be. So you connect strategy to resources.
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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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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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You know you’re a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.
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You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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Don’t take counsel of your fears or naysayers.
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Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
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You can’t make someone else’s choices. You shouldn’t let someone else make yours.
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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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One of the fondest expressions around is that we can’t be the world’s policeman. But guess who gets called when suddenly someone needs a cop.
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The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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