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

Quote by Colin Powell

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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...

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.

Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position...

Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position...

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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...

Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt,...

Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt,...

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...