Many interviewers when they come to talk to me, think they're being progressive by not mentioning in their stories any longer that I'm black. I tell them, 'Don't stop now. If I shot somebody you'd mention it.' - Colin Powell Quotes
Many interviewers when they come to talk to me, think they're being progressive by not mentioning in their stories any longer that I'm black. I tell them, 'Don't stop now. If I shot somebody you'd mention it.' Colin Powell
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Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand. - Colin Powell Quotes

Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.

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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. - Colin Powell Quotes

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.

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Organization doesn't really accomplish anything. Plans don't accomplish anything, either. Theories of management don't much matter. Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved. Only by attracting the best people will you accomplish great deeds. - Colin Powell Quotes

Organization doesn't really accomplish anything. Plans don't accomplish anything, either. Theories of management don't much matter. Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved. Only by attracting the best people will you accomplish great deeds.

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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. - Colin Powell Quotes

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

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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 Quotes

Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission.

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Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant. - Colin Powell Quotes

Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.

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 American Statesman
The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort. - Colin Powell Quotes

The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.

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not a one-size fits all proposition. - Colin Powell Quotes

not a one-size fits all proposition.

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And how jihad has to be practiced in the context of helping people: education, health care, taking care of people. - Colin Powell Quotes

And how jihad has to be practiced in the context of helping people: education, health care, taking care of people.

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Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard. - Colin Powell Quotes

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.

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