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Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude

Colin Powell

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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
Attitude
Prevailing
Exception
Excellence
Perfection

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The United Nations will spearhead our efforts to manage the new conflicts (that afflict our world)... Yes the principles of the United Nations Charter are worth our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.
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Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it.
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Good and solid analysis and a formal way of looking at a problem [are the core ingredients of good decisions].
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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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We have to be on guard that we don't spend so much time worrying about terrorism and guarding ourselves that we start to lose the essence of who we are as an open, freedom-loving people, welcoming to the rest of the world.
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I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren't high.
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Always be looking for the opportunities, and always be optimistic about what you can do with that opportunity.
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It is not our place to decide who should lead the Iraqi people. If Saddam [Hussein] leaves or has to be forced out of power and a new regime brought in, a new leadership brought in, I am confident it will be some combination of people inside the country and outside the country.
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We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al-Qaeda didn't come back, and make sure the Taliban wasn't resurging. It didn't work out.
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What could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful
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I would not presume from this distance, nor would America presume to say who should be the leader of the Iraqi nation.
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I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.
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We know that Saddam Hussein is determined to keep his weapons of mass destruction, is determined to make more.
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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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I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got out of public college, went into the Army, and then I just stuck with it.
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Leaders have followers. The primary role of a leader is to convey to those followers a sense of purpose, vision, and mission.
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It is the job of leaders to eliminate uncertainty.
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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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Treat people kindly. When you are kind to somebody and I don't mean necessarily buddy-buddy, just show kindness and consideration. Show that people are worthy and you respect them and you are glad they're with you.
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You have to create circumstances where your first-tier leader knows what you are trying to accomplish, because he is the one who's going to get it done.
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