Why doesnt the president call me . Heh hello, general powell. This is ronald reagan. Yes, sir. Ha woman would you f your tie, please david well, people wouldnt recognize me if my tie was fixed, but ok. [woman giggles] david jave it this wa all right. I dont consider myself a journalist, i began to take on the life of being an interviewer, even though i have a day job running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . Were here today at city college, the place that you graduated from a number of years ago. Poll thank you,viavid. Why did you pick city college . Powell i was accepted at ccny ani was accepted at nyu, and the reason i went to ccny is nyu was charging 750 a month a year. I couldnt handle that. Family didnt handle that, so i took ccny cause it was free and because it was easy to get to and iheard a lot about it. David and you grew up in. The bronx . Powell i was born in harlem, about a mile frohere, and i grew up in the south b
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David i dont consider myself a journalist. And nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer even though i have a day job running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . David we are here today at city college, a place you graduated from a number of years ago. Colin thank you, david. David why did you pick city college . Colin i was accepted at ccny. I was accepted at nyu. Ccny because nyu was charging 750 a year. I couldnt handle that. It was easy to get to city college. I had heard a lot about it. David you grew up in the bronx . Was born in harlem, about a mile from here, and i grew up in the south bronx. David your parents were immigrants from jamaica. Growing up in new york, did you enjoy new york as a young boy . Colin i thought it was a wonderful place to vehicular. It was such a diverse place, it really bonded on me this is what the world is, people of different backgrounds
David well, people wouldnt recognize me if my tie was fixed, but ok. Just leave it this way. Alright. David i dont consider myself a journalist. And nobody else would consider myself a journalist. I began to take on the life of being an interviewer even though i have a day job running a private equity firm. How do you define leadership . What is it that makes somebody tick . We are here today at city college, a place you graduated from. Why city college . Colin i was accepted at ccny. I was accepted at nyu. In why you was charging 750 a year. I couldnt handle that. It was easy to get to city college. David you grew up in the bronx . Colin i grew up in the south bronx. David your parents were immigrants from jamaica. Did you enjoy new york as a young boy . Colin it was a diverse place. It bonded on me this is what the world is, people of different backgrounds, cultures, colors, you name it. Ccny replicated that perfectly. I learned yiddish working in another corner of the south bronx, a