“Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves.”
Colin Powell (1937) Former U.S. Secretary of State and retired four-star general
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Paraphrased variants: The most important thing I have learned over the years is the difference between taking one's work seriously and taking one's self seriously. The first is imperative, and the second disastrous.
Take your work seriously, but never yourself.
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