Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done.

Quote by Colin Powell

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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...

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...

Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.

Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.

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...

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...

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

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

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...

90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.

90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.

The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless...

The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless...

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes,...

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes,...

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...

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...

The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts...

The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts...

The only bipartisanship you ever see is when they finally sign a bill and everybody...

The only bipartisanship you ever see is when they finally sign a bill and everybody...

It's nice to say let's be bipartisan. But we're a partisan nation. We were raised...

It's nice to say let's be bipartisan. But we're a partisan nation. We were raised...

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...

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.

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...

The greatest thing in family life is to take a hint when a hint is...

The greatest thing in family life is to take a hint when a hint is...

I defended him [John McCain] in those hearings when some stupid-ass right-wing idiot accused him...

I defended him [John McCain] in those hearings when some stupid-ass right-wing idiot accused him...

Time is swift, it races by; Opportunities are born and die... Still you wait and...

Time is swift, it races by; Opportunities are born and die... Still you wait and...