Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it.” Those words stayed with me. - Colin Powell

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Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it.” Those words stayed with me.

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About Colin Powell

Colin Luther Powell (b. 5 April 1937– d. 18 October 2021) was an American politician, diplomat and four-star general who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African-American Secretary of State. Prior to the election of Barack Obama as president in 2008, he and his successor, Condoleezza Rice, were the highest-ranking African Americans in the history of the federal executive branch (by virtue of the Secretary of State standing fourth in the presidential line of succession). He served as the 16th United States National Security Advisor from 1987 to 1989 and as the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from 1989 to 1993.

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Birth Name: Colin Luther Powell
Alternative Names: Colin L. Powell
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Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.

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