No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.

Quote by Colin Powell

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

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

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...

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...

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...

The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.

The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.

They were anticipating a different kind of immediate aftermath of the fall of Baghdad, it...

They were anticipating a different kind of immediate aftermath of the fall of Baghdad, it...

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...

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

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

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...

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.

I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have...

I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have...

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,...

Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just...

Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just...

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...

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...

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...

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 afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.

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

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...