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There is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.

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
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Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area.' But you really don't defeat the Taliban by clearing an area. They move.
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Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.
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It is the fault of the United States that these terrible people, these insurgents and terrorists are out there. They are the ones that we ought to be focusing our energy on defeating and not just wring our hands about the fact that it's going to be difficult.
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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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It is good if your enemy underestimates you. The dumber they think you are the more surprised they are when you kill them.
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President Reagan fueled the spirit of America. His smile, his optimism, his total belief in the ultimate triumph of democracy and freedom, and his willingness to act on that belief, helped end the Cold War and usher in a new and brighter phase of history.
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Let's not forget that Congress bears a lot of responsibility for many of the problems we have now
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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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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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Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.
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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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Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
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Remain calm, be kind.
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I don't know that there is much the United States can do except work with the international community.
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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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It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.
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With vision only, you get no follow-through. With enforcers only, the vision is realized but leaves a lot of wreckage.
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Actually, there is no more important task for a leader than to pick people. To make sure you have the very best people working for you.
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Politics is different, because the mission is always to get the necessary votes. A good politician goes through everything in terms of mission and vision, and resourcing, but at the end of the day politicians have to make compromises in order to achieve consensus.
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There is no suggestion of regime change quite the contrary, this is an initiative to help people and to help governments who are inclined toward change.
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