Colin Powell Quotes
90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world. A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it. Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age. 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. Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard. Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself. Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it. Experts often possess more data than judgment. Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission. Get mad, then get over it. Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up. Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand. Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earned it, spend time with your families. I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm pretty strong on, on defense matters. I don't think we handled the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad as well as we might have. But that's now history. I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches. 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. I try to be the same person I was yesterday. I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got out of public college, went into the Army, and then I just stuck with it.
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