Surround yourself with people who take their work ... -Colin Powell

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.

Colin Powell , Statesman
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Colin Powell Quotes to Explore

You have to make sure you know why you are going to war and then use decisive force to end it as soon as possible....
There's not going to be a World War III, because there is no one to have World War III with....
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....
Throughout my career, I learned plenty about war on the battlefield, but I learned even more about the importance of finding peace. And that is what t...
Russia isn't going to start a war. They can't afford it. I think Mr. Putin can be dealt with if we stop screaming at him. You can work with the guy. Y...
Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart that we will eventually see the time when that number of nuclear weapons is dow...
We have practiced diplomacy since the very beginning of the nation. Sometimes it has not worked, and we've had to go to war. I always believe you shou...
The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will be enforced - the just demands of peace and security wi...
Indeed, we're strongest when the face of America isn't only a soldier carrying a gun but also a diplomat negotiating peace, a Peace Corps volunteer br...
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 ...

Work Quotes to Explore

Results! Why, man, I have gotten a lot of results. I know several thousand things that won't work....
Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted success that breeds bitterness all around....
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it....
It is better to imitate ancient than modern work....
I find my greatest pleasure, and so my reward, in the work that precedes what the world calls success....
The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work....
Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard....
I don't think that you can invent on behalf of customers unless you're willing to think long-term, because a lot of invention doesn't work. If you're ...
Irrespective of whether you have talent or not, one has to work hard. Just being talented doesn't mean anything; you can end up wasting it before you ...
I'm just not a guy that loves to eat. I love to work and love to work out. I think I go against all the nutritionists who say you need to do this or n...