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Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission. (Colin Powell)
Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age. View quote
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Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing. View quote
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Always do your very best. Even when no one else is looking, you always are. Don't disappoint yourself. View quote
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Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity. View quote
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Freedom to be your best means nothing unless youre willing to do your best. View quote
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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. View quote
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Look at the world. There is no pure competitor to the United States of America. View quote
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My own experience is use the tools that are out there. Use the digital world. But never lose sight of the need to reach out and talk to other people who don't share your view. Listen to them and see if you can find a way to compromise. View quote
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I try to be the same person I was yesterday. View quote
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90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world. (Colin Powell)
There can be no doubt that Saddam Hussein has biological weapons and the capability to rapidly produce more, many more. View quote
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We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government. View quote
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I'm sleeping like a baby, too. Every two hours, I wake up, screaming. View quote
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Wouldn't it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which no child will be left behind? View quote
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So like any football or basketball coach, you always always believe you're going to win. View quote
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Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff. View quote
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I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm pretty strong on, on defense matters. View quote
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Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence. View quote
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But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you've got to compromise. You've got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward. View quote
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That's not really a number I'm terribly interested in. (Colin Powell)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I think whether you're having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude. View quote
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No battle plan survives contact with the enemy. View quote
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