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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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Only when you have got a clear statement of what you want to achieve, do you ask yourself how you are going to achieve it. In the military we are taught never to go for a single answer, no matter how obvious that might be.
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The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will be enforced - the just demands of peace and security will be met - or action will be unavoidable. And a regime that has lost its legitimacy will also lose its power.
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The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts in the world.
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Wouldn't it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which no child will be left behind?
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An organization that is not facing up to people who are not getting the job done, is going to have difficulties.
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There are lots of countries that are having these kinds of internal civil wars in other parts of the world and nobody is talking about intervening.
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Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.
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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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It is the job of leaders to eliminate uncertainty.
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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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As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.
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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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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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Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.
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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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The greatest gifts my parents gave to me...were their unconditional love and a set of values.
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It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.
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I have the deepest regret about 9/11. Sept. 11, 2001, was one of the most difficult days I've ever had. I was in Lima, Peru, and had to fly back eight hours not knowing what happened in my own country, knowing thousands of my fellow citizens had died.
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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.
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