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.

Quote by Colin Powell

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The president's military advisers felt that the size of the force was adequate, they may...

The president's military advisers felt that the size of the force was adequate, they may...

Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area.' But...

Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area.' But...

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

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

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

I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm...

I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm...

Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.

Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.

Don't be buffaloed by experts and elites. Experts often possess more data than judgment. Elites...

Don't be buffaloed by experts and elites. Experts often possess more data than judgment. Elites...

Organization doesn't really accomplish anything. Plans don't accomplish anything, either. Theories of management don't much...

Organization doesn't really accomplish anything. Plans don't accomplish anything, either. Theories of management don't much...

I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got...

I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got...

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.

Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.

Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.

Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.

We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for...

We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for...

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in...

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in...

Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when...

Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when...

Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart...

Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart...

It's a disgrace that we have millions of people who are uninsured, but at the...

It's a disgrace that we have millions of people who are uninsured, but at the...

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

I try to be the same person I was yesterday.

I try to be the same person I was yesterday.