“Americans revere their flag as a symbol of the Nation. Indeed, it is because of that reverence that the amendment is under consideration. Few countries in the world would think of amending their Constitution for the purpose of protecting such a symbol…. If they are destroying a flag that belongs to someone else, that’s a prosecutable crime. If it is a flag they own, I really don’t want to amend the Constitution to prosecute someone for foolishly desecrating their own property. We should condemn them and pity them instead.”
"Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off."
- General Colin Powell
Courage
"There is no secret to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."
- General Colin Powell
Success
"Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate, and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand."
- General Colin Powell
Leadership
"The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow."
- General Colin Powell
Leadership
"We never lost sight of the reality that people, particularly gifted commanders, are what make units succeed. The way I like to put it, leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible."
- General Colin Powell
Leadership
"Employees engage with employers and brands when they’re treated as humans worthy of respect."
- Meghan M. Biro
Respect
"The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought and attended to my answer."
- Henry David Thoreau
Respect
"The standard you walk past is the standard you accept."
- David Hurley
Respect
"People get built different. We don’t have to figure it out. We just have to respect it."
- Princess Bubblegum
Respect
"One of the most sincere forms of respect is actually listening to what another has to say."
- Bryant McGill
Respect