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Colin Powell
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: April 5
Diplomat
Former United States Secretary Of State
Politician
Soldier
New York City
New York
Colin Luther Powell
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The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.
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Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.
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I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm pretty strong on, on defense matters.
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Think hard about it: I'm running out of demons. I'm running out of villians. I'm down to Castro and Kim Il Sung.
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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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I think leadership is both a trained thing and a natural gift.
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I'll tell you what they're all going to face, whichever one of them becomes president on January 21st of 2009. They will face a military force - a United States military force that cannot sustain - continually sustain 140,000 people deployed in Iraq and the 20-odd or 25,000 people we have deployed in Afghanistan and our other deployments.
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We are not sure to what extent Saddam's [Hussein ] own people were conveying an incorrect picture to him. But this body of evidence was believed not only by President George W. Bush. President Bill Clinton used that same body of intelligence before bombing Iraq in 1998.
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Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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In other words, don't expect to always be great. Disappointments, failures and setbacks are a normal part of the lifecycle of a unit or a company and what the leader has to do is constantly be up and say 'we have a problem, let's go and get it'.
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I have always admired the Linking Pin theory of management specialist Rensis Likert. It says that in every organization there are leaders who link the lower level to the upper level. What makes somebody an effective link as a leader is that he conveys down everything that above wants and he conveys up everything that below needs.
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Every human endeavor has leaders and followers, and your job as a leader is to inspire.
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The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.
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Decision-making is lonely.
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None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
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For all the hardship, I was still excited to be on the trail, testing my endurance, feeling especially alive as strength and fatigue flowed alternately through my limbs.
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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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Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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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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