“We expect people to come and argue and fight and have different beliefs. That’s what the system is all about. We expect the party out of power to oppose the party in power. That’s part of our system. But at the same time, you have to do it on the basis of comity. And you have to do it on the basis of mutual respect. I may disagree with you, but I’m not out to destroy you. We’ve got to find a way. And yes, I think what I’m seeing now in the last few years is perhaps the worst I’ve seen in the 40 years I’ve been hanging around Washington.”

Colin Powell
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“Our strategy in going after this army is very simple. First we are going to cut it off, and then we are going to kill it.”

Colin Powell
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“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.”

Colin Powell
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“Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.”

Colin Powell
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“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”

Colin Powell
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“Don’t let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn’t go with it.”

Colin Powell
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“Either move or be moved.”

Colin Powell
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“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure.”

Colin Powell
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“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.”

Colin Powell
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“Experts often possess more data than judgment.”

Colin Powell
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“The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.”

Colin Powell
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