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You have achieved excellence as a leader when people will follow you anywhere if only out of curiosity.
Colin Powell
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Colin Powell
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: April 5
Diplomat
Former United States Secretary Of State
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New York City
New York
Colin Luther Powell
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How often have we seen politicians take a principle position only to give it up three days later? That is what makes democracy so fascinating.
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Nobody has ever said in the United States government that we are going to war next month. No decision has been made by the president because, as he said to the United Nations, he wants the United Nations to live up to its responsibilities and he wants Saddam Hussein to cooperate.
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War is never a happy solution, but it may be the only solution. We must exhaustively explore other possible solutions before we make the choice for war. Every political and diplomatic effort should be made to avoid war while achieving your objective.
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Ladies and gentlemen, these are not assertions. These are facts, corroborated by many sources, some of them sources of the intelligence services of other countries.
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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 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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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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Once the information is in the 40 to 70 range, go with your gut.
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No war on the face of the Earth is more destructive than the AIDS pandemic.
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Just hit my 75th birthday, I'm feeling great!
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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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Maybe we don't put our young people in situations often enough where they're allowed to fail. When you fail you gain experience, and with enough experience, you don't fail as often.
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There can be no doubt that Saddam Hussein has biological weapons and the capability to rapidly produce more, many more.
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Pissing people off doesn't mean you're doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.
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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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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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It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.
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The root cause of poverty is social injustice and the bad government that abets it
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I can think of nothing that Saddam Hussein can do diplomatically (to avoid war). I think that time is now over. He's had his chance, he has had many chances over the last 12 years and he has blown every one of those chances.
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I think leadership is both a trained thing and a natural gift.
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