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The Power of Powell: Quotes That Inspire New Leaders

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  • Action
    Either move or be moved.

  • Famous Military Leaders
    Experts often possess more data than judgment.

  • Famous Military Leaders
    Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

  • Commitment
    The freedom to be your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.

  • Work
    There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.

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

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

  • Social Justice
    It's a disgrace that we have millions of people who are uninsured.

  • Success
    Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.

  • Politics
    I don't think we handled the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad as well as we might have. But that's now history.

  • Hard Work
    Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.

  • Family
    Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earned it, spend time with your families.

  • Dream
    A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

  • Personal Views
    I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm pretty strong on, on defense matters.

  • Ego
    Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.

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

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

  • Leadership
    Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.

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