Quote

Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.

Colin Powell

Change background

T
T
T

Change font

TAGS & TOPICS

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
Great
Toil
Tension
Humor
Break
Times
Sense

More quotes by Colin Powell

Image
One of the greatest talents of all is the talent to recognize and to develop talent in others.
Colin Powell
Image
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.
Colin Powell
Image
The Court is perhaps one of the last citadels of jealously preserved individualism. For the most part, we function as nine, small independent law firms.
Colin Powell
Image
The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny.
Colin Powell
Image
The best leaders are those who break that mission down into the organization's constituent parts, so that everybody understands their role and how it all builds into the whole.
Colin Powell
Image
Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.
Colin Powell
Image
Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart that we will eventually see the time when that number of nuclear weapons is down to zero and the world is a much better place.
Colin Powell
Image
Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
Colin Powell
Image
Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
Colin Powell
Image
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.
Colin Powell
Image
Foe means enemy. Now, will we have differences of opinion with the Russians? Yes. Will they get mad at us from time to time, and we get mad at them? That's part of the normal diplomatic relations.
Colin Powell
Image
I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren't high.
Colin Powell
Image
The great leaders that I have worked with are people who have a good sense of empathy with other people. They can walk a factory floor, or walk through a battalion and smell if there's something wrong.
Colin Powell
Image
I think we can make a contribution to their [Saudi Arabia] thinking as they decide how they should deal with the economic and social challenges that they are facing.
Colin Powell
Image
I think you can improve on that natural ability with training and exposure to great leaders of the past and to management theories.
Colin Powell
Image
I think that military, corporate, and non-political organizations are pretty much similar.
Colin Powell
Image
Well, the correct answer is he is not a Muslim, he’s a Christian. He’s always been a Christian. But the really right answer is, what if he is? Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country?
Colin Powell
Image
The most effective means of ensuring the government's accountability to the people is an aggressive, free, challenging, untrusting press.
Colin Powell
Image
Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.
Colin Powell
Image
Don't just show kindness in passing or to be courteous. Show it in depth, show it with passion, and expect nothing in return. Kindness is not just about being nice it's about recognizing another human being who deserves care and respect.
Colin Powell