Colin Powell Quotes

A republican American politician, diplomat and retired four-star general.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.
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Get mad, then get over it.
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Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
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Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
– Colin Powell

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Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers who can cut through the argument debate and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.
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Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.
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A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
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The ties that bind us are stronger than the occasional stresses that separate us.
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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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Each of us is a product of all our experiences and all our interactions with other people.
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Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
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There are no secrets to success: don’t waste time looking for them. Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty to those for whom you work, and persistence.
– Colin Powell

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Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers who can cut through the argument debate and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.
– Colin Powell

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Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves.
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The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.
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A sense of shame is not a bad moral compass.
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Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
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It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
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