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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War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we...

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we...

You don't know what you can get away with until you try.

You don't know what you can get away with until you try.

Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your...

Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your...

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.

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under...

We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under...

You can't just have slogans, you can't just have catchy phrases. You have to have...

You can't just have slogans, you can't just have catchy phrases. You have to have...

Get mad, then get over it.

Get mad, then get over it.

Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age.

Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age.

I try to be the same person I was yesterday.

I try to be the same person I was yesterday.

Many interviewers when they come to talk to me, think they're being progressive by not...

Many interviewers when they come to talk to me, think they're being progressive by not...

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...

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

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

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...

I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.

I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.

No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.

No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.

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

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

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...

To all the students who drop out and failed high school: Remember two things; 1)...

To all the students who drop out and failed high school: Remember two things; 1)...

May every young scientist remember... and not fail to keep his eyes open for the...

May every young scientist remember... and not fail to keep his eyes open for the...