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A sense of shame is not a bad moral compass.

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
Compass
Shame
Moral
Sense

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Diplomacy never stops, and, with or without an election, it never stops.
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I respect the fact that many denominations have different points of view with respect to gay marriage and they can hold that in the sanctity in the place of their religion and not bless them or solemnize them.
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With respect to our friends in the [Iraq] region, each has its own system, each will have to make its own judgment as to whether it will change, how fast it will change, and we hope that we can help influence them as to how change comes about and what change might be better for them than other forms of change.
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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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The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.
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It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.
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Thee are such horrible weapons. And so no sane leader would ever want to cross that line to using nuclear weapons. And, if you are not going to cross that line, then these things are basically useless.
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Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word and not just comforting platitudes too mundane to need protection.
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First you train the followers to accomplish the mission. Second, you resource them: Make sure that they have the tools to do the job. Third, you reward them: You give them medals or bonuses.
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In the military we also learn principles of war which also work in a corporate setting: How do you concentrate as much of your force as possible on a critical point and take a risk elsewhere? In business that translates into focusing your investment on marketing, sales, or R&D, whichever will give you the greatest return.
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It is the job of leaders to eliminate uncertainty.
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Policies that emanate from ivory towers often have an adverse impact on the people out in the field who are fighting the wars or bringing in the revenues.
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The burden is on Saddam Hussein. And our policy, our national policy - not the UN policy but our national policy - is that the regime should be changed until such time as he demonstrates that it is not necessary to change the regime because the regime has changed itself.
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Every organization needs to be introspective, transparent, and honest with itself. This only works if everyone is unified on the goals and purposes of the organization and there is trust within the team. High-performing, successful organizations build cultures of introspection and trust and never lose sight of their purpose.
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The United States is not looking for a way to launch war.
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Decision-making is lonely.
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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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The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
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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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One of the fondest expressions around is that we can't be the world's policeman. But guess who gets called when suddenly someone needs a cop.
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