In terms of the legal matter of creating a contract between two people that's called marriage, and allowing them to live together with the protection of law, it seems to me is the way we should be moving in this country. Colin Powell callcontractmatter share on social
No battle plan survives contact with the enemy. Colin Powell contactbattleplan Change image and share on social
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. Colin Powell breakneckearnfun Change image and share on social
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 confidenceleadleadership share on social
Experts often possess more data than judgment. Colin Powell datumpossessexpert Change image and share on social
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 closeegoshoot Change image and share on social
Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission. Colin Powell situationmanagementfit Change image and share on social
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. Colin Powell hardsecretlearn Change image and share on social
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 prevailexceptionmatter Change image and share on social
But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you've got to compromise. You've got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward. Colin Powell consensusmovecountry share on social
