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

Quote by Colin Powell

Topics: Egotism Quotes

No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.

No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.

Wouldn't it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which...

Wouldn't it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which...

I try to be the same person I was yesterday.

I try to be the same person I was yesterday.

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...

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

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

But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or...

But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or...

When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you...

When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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

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

Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around...

Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around...

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...

The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.

The foolish and the dead alone never change their opinions.

As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person...

As a leader... I have always endeavored to listen to what each and every person...

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane.

Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a...

Individual commitment to a group effort -- that is what makes a team work, a...