"Actually, there is no more important task..." - Quote by Colin Powell
Actually, there is no more important task for a leader than to pick people. To make sure you have the very best people working for you.
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“The president's personal staff has a unique role.”
“I regret that the presentation I made at the UN turned out to be wrong. It was wrong on the stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction, but pretty much right on intentions and capabilities.”
“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.”
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“What you want to do with your best players is, it doesn't matter how many goals and assists they get, but when they get goals and assists. The best players get them at the most important times, and that's when we need those guys to come through.”
“A statesman is he who thinks in the future generations, and a politician is he who thinks in the upcoming elections.”
“Since it is difficult to join them together, it is safer to be feared than to be loved when one of the two must be lacking.”
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“By over-all planning, we mean planning which takes into consideration the interests of the 600 million people of our country. In drawing up plans, handling affairs or thinking over problems, we must proceed from the fact that China has a population of 600 million people, and we must never forget this fact.”
“Actually, there are people from all ove - not just Latin America, certainly not just Cuba, but all over Europe, all over the United States. I like that. I like knowing a lot of different types of people. And I can afford to live in a relatively safe part of Miami.”
“There are certain people who elicit a really passionate response. It's crazy. That's my Alexander Wang theory.”