If you are going to achieve... by Colin Powell, an American Statesman

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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.”

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Name: Colin Powell

Nationality: American

Date of Birth: Apr 5, 1937

Profession: Statesman

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

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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.

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Get mad, then get over it.

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Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.

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Many interviewers when they come to talk to me, think they're being progressive by not mentioning in their stories any longer that I'm black. I tell them, 'Don't stop now. If I shot somebody you'd mention it.'

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