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The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.

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Colin Powell
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: April 5
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Former United States Secretary Of State
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New York City
New York
Colin Luther Powell
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I always like to take my time and examine the two candidates, see not only the two candidates but the policies they will bring in, the people they will bring in, who they might appoint to the Supreme Court, and look at the whole range of issues before making a decision.
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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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All values are important, everyone who has ever touched my life in some way was a mentor for good or bad. Life is a blend, and a person is a blend of all the influences that have touched their lives.
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Once the information is in the 40 to 70 range, go with your gut.
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In the army, all combat officers are taught the Estimate of the Situation: When you are faced with a problem - take that hill, or in business maybe grow your market share - the first thing you do is to make an analysis of your environment.
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One important element of leadership is taking care of the troops.
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Let it [racism] be a problem to someone else... Let it drag them down. Don't use it as an excuse for your own shortcomings.
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When we have dealt with bin Laden and his network we will then broaden the campaign to go after other terrorists all around the world.
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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
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The president's personal staff has a unique role.
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Great leaders are those who are able to look reality in the face, however painful it may be, and deal with it.
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I think leadership is both a trained thing and a natural gift.
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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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Sometimes what my analytical mind says to me is not what I'll do.
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The United States stands willing to work with a transformed Palestinian Authority with new leaders coming to the front.
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Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.
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We are rather candid with them about the nature of their political processes and the state of development of their institutions, but they are looking to the West because they know that's where success lies.
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I respect the fact that many denominations have different points of view with respect to gay marriage and they can hold that in the sanctity in the place of their religion and not bless them or solemnize them.
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