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Don't just count your days, make your days count.

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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It's not just a matter of whether you support Obama or Romney. It's who they have coming with them. I always keep my powder dry, as they say in the military.
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Everybody makes bad decisions. I am sure I have made my share of them over 40 years of service. Or I have made good decisions and have been overruled. The real challenge, when you are overruled, is to remember who the boss is and don't take it personally.
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War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.
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With respect to where we are now, we have a voluntary army. And if we ever go back to conscription I hope that at time it will be the kind of conscription that was put in at the end of the Vietnam War. And that is, everybody is equally liable to be called to serve the nation in time of conflict.
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The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve. Any time you tolerate mediocrity in others, it increases your mediocrity. An important attribute in successful people is their impatience with negative thinking and negative acting people.
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Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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As I've thought about gay marriage, I don't see any reason not to say that [couples] should be able to get married.
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I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have to assume that with a nuclear program they have the capability and the will to create a nuclear weapon.
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No war on the face of the Earth is more destructive than the AIDS pandemic.
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One important element of leadership is taking care of the troops.
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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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As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision.
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The essence of leadership is building bonds of trust in your organization.
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Nobody is ready to leave Iraq to be interviewed.
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I happen to hold a bachelor of science degree in geology... And my greatest contribution to the field of science is that I never entered it.
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Diplomacy never stops, and, with or without an election, it never stops.
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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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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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Just hit my 75th birthday, I'm feeling great!
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There is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
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