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Colin Powell Quote: “Tell them what you know. Tell them what you don’t know. And only then, tell them what you think. And be sure you distinguish among them.”

51. “Tell them what you know. Tell them what you don’t know. And only then, tell them what you think. And be sure you distinguish among them.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “I get over it quickly and never lose control of myself.”

52. “I get over it quickly and never lose control of myself.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “If you take the pay, earn it. Always do your very best. Even when no one else is looking, you always are. Don’t disappoint yourself.”

53. “If you take the pay, earn it. Always do your very best. Even when no one else is looking, you always are. Don’t disappoint yourself.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “Fear and failure are always present. Accept them as part of life and learn how to manage these realities. Be scared, but keep going. Being scared is usually transient. It will pass. If you fail, fix the causes and keep going.”

54. “Fear and failure are always present. Accept them as part of life and learn how to manage these realities. Be scared, but keep going. Being scared is usually transient. It will pass. If you fail, fix the causes and keep going.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “Each of us is a product of all our experiences and all our interactions with other people.”

55. “Each of us is a product of all our experiences and all our interactions with other people.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.”

56. “Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.”

57. “It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.”

58. “We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.”

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Colin Powell Quote: “Whenever you place the cause of one of your actions outside yourself, it’s an excuse and not a reason.”

59. “Whenever you place the cause of one of your actions outside yourself, it’s an excuse and not a reason.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “I was taught to think about mission and people. Mission. What are you trying to accomplish? Don’t do anything until you know what the mission is. Drilled into our hearts and into our heads.”

60. “I was taught to think about mission and people. Mission. What are you trying to accomplish? Don’t do anything until you know what the mission is. Drilled into our hearts and into our heads.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “You are the leader and the troops will reflect your emotions.”

61. “You are the leader and the troops will reflect your emotions.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “Officers have been trying for hundreds of years to outsmart soldiers and have still not learned that it cannot be done. We can always count on the native ingenuity of the American GI to save us from ourselves, and to win wars.”

62. “Officers have been trying for hundreds of years to outsmart soldiers and have still not learned that it cannot be done. We can always count on the native ingenuity of the American GI to save us from ourselves, and to win wars.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “Humans are not by nature solitary. They need to connect with other human beings to share dreams and fears, to lean on each other, to enhance each other.”

63. “Humans are not by nature solitary. They need to connect with other human beings to share dreams and fears, to lean on each other, to enhance each other.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “American soldiers must know the reason for their sacrifices. Our GIs are not vassals or mercenaries. They are the nation’s sons and daughters. We put their lives at risk only for worthy objectives. If the duty of the soldier is to risk his life, the responsibility of his leaders is not to spend that life in vain.”

64. “American soldiers must know the reason for their sacrifices. Our GIs are not vassals or mercenaries. They are the nation’s sons and daughters. We put their lives at risk only for worthy objectives. If the duty of the soldier is to risk his life, the responsibility of his leaders is not to spend that life in vain.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “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?”

65. “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

Colin Powell Quote: “You can leave behind you a good reputation. But the only thing of momentous value we leave behind is the next generation, our kids – all our kids. We all need to work together to give them the gift of a good start in life.”

66. “You can leave behind you a good reputation. But the only thing of momentous value we leave behind is the next generation, our kids – all our kids. We all need to work together to give them the gift of a good start in life.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “People need recognition and a sense of worth as much as they need food and water.”

67. “People need recognition and a sense of worth as much as they need food and water.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “When things go badly, it is your fault, not theirs. You are responsible. Analyze how it happened, make the necessary fixes, and move on. No mass punishment or floggings. Fire people if you need to, train harder, insist on a higher level of performance, give halftime rants if that shakes a group up. But never forget that failure is your responsibility.”

68. “When things go badly, it is your fault, not theirs. You are responsible. Analyze how it happened, make the necessary fixes, and move on. No mass punishment or floggings. Fire people if you need to, train harder, insist on a higher level of performance, give halftime rants if that shakes a group up. But never forget that failure is your responsibility.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “Good leaders set vision, missions, and goals. Great leaders inspire every follower at every level to internalize their purpose, and to understand that their purpose goes far beyond the mere details of their job. When everyone is united in purpose, a positive purpose that serves not only the organization but also, hopefully, the world beyond it, you have a winning team.”

69. “Good leaders set vision, missions, and goals. Great leaders inspire every follower at every level to internalize their purpose, and to understand that their purpose goes far beyond the mere details of their job. When everyone is united in purpose, a positive purpose that serves not only the organization but also, hopefully, the world beyond it, you have a winning team.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “No matter how significant or life-changing your greatest hit or miss might be, neither even begins to define who you are. Each of us is a product of all our experiences and all our interactions with other people. To cite calculus, we are the area under the curve.”

70. “No matter how significant or life-changing your greatest hit or miss might be, neither even begins to define who you are. Each of us is a product of all our experiences and all our interactions with other people. To cite calculus, we are the area under the curve.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “The most influential people in my life will never show up on a Google search.”

71. “The most influential people in my life will never show up on a Google search.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “Miller’s example of humane leadership that does not always go by the book was not lost on me. When they fall down, pick ’em up, dust ’em off, pat ’em on the back, and move ’em on.”

72. “Miller’s example of humane leadership that does not always go by the book was not lost on me. When they fall down, pick ’em up, dust ’em off, pat ’em on the back, and move ’em on.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “With vision only, you get no follow-through. With enforcers only, the vision is realized but leaves a lot of wreckage. Good chaplains pick up the pieces and put everything together again.”

73. “With vision only, you get no follow-through. With enforcers only, the vision is realized but leaves a lot of wreckage. Good chaplains pick up the pieces and put everything together again.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “You know what? You just suck it up and get started again. It’s a new day in which to excel.”

74. “You know what? You just suck it up and get started again. It’s a new day in which to excel.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “There are times when American lives must be risked and lost. Foreign policy cannot be paralyzed by the prospect of casualties. But lives must not be risked until we can face a parent or a spouse or a child with a clear answer to the question of why a member of that family had to die. To provide a “symbol” or a “presence” is not good enough.”

75. “There are times when American lives must be risked and lost. Foreign policy cannot be paralyzed by the prospect of casualties. But lives must not be risked until we can face a parent or a spouse or a child with a clear answer to the question of why a member of that family had to die. To provide a “symbol” or a “presence” is not good enough.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “Let me know about a problem as soon as you know about it.”

76. “Let me know about a problem as soon as you know about it.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.”

77. “The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them.”

— Colin Powell

Colin Powell Quote: “I’ve learned a simple and obvious truth from my own education experience: We have to give every kid in America the access to public education that I received. We need to place public education at the top of our priorities and the center of our national.”

78. “I’ve learned a simple and obvious truth from my own education experience: We have to give every kid in America the access to public education that I received. We need to place public education at the top of our priorities and the center of our national.”

— Colin Powell

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