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War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war,

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support. – Colin Powell

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In other words, dont expect to always be great. Disappointments, failures and setbacks are a normal part of the lifecycle of a unit or a company and what the leader has to do is constantly be up and say we have a problem, lets go and get it. – Colin Powell

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great
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If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude. – Colin Powell

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Attitude
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It isnt enough just to scream at the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. We need our political system to start reflect this anger back into, How do we fix it? How do we get the economy going again? – Colin Powell

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The advantage of the internet is that it has taken away the charade of politics. China has heard of democracy and people know about certain concepts they wouldnt have previously. – Marilyn Manson

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In politics, you also have to be cautiously optimistic. – Aung San Suu Kyi

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Those who stand for nothing fall for anything. – Alexander Hamilton

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Politics

The country already has a leader who divides us with the bitter politics of envy. We have to offer an alternative vision. – Mitt Romney

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Remember in elementary school you were told that in case of fire you have to line up quietly in a single file from smallest to tallest? What is the logic in that? What, do tall people burn slower? – Warren Hutcherson

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You have to enable and empower people to make decisions independent of you. As Ive learned, each person on a team is an extension of your leadership if they feel empowered by you they will magnify your power to lead. – Tom Ridge

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Pray look better, Sir… those things yonder are no giants, but windmills. – Miguel de Cervantes

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From the latter weeks of October to Christmas-eve… is the period during which happiness is in season, which, in my judgment, enters the room with the tea-tray… – Thomas De Quincey (1785–1859), Confessions of an English Opium-Eater

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