Colin Powell

"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 bringing clean water to a village, or a relief worker stepping off a cargo plane as floodwaters rise."

- Colin Powell

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

- Colin Powell

"“Always show more kindness than seems necessary because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.”"

- Colin Powell

"Always show more kindness than seems necessary because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know."

- Colin Powell

"Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know."

- Colin Powell

"Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it."

- Colin Powell

"You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy."

- Colin Powell

"Don’t let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision."

- Colin Powell

"A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work."

- Colin Powell

"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."

- Colin Powell

"A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work."

- Colin Powell

"A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work."

- Colin Powell

"A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work."

- Colin Powell

""There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.""

- Colin Powell

"A dream doesn’t become a reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work."

- Colin Powell

"A dream does not become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination, and hard work."

- Colin Powell

"The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort."

- Colin Powell

"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work and learning from failure."

- Colin Powell

"“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”"

- Colin Powell

"Success is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."

- Colin Powell

"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure"

- Colin Powell

"Trust is the essence of Leadership."

- Colin Powell

"Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand."

- Colin Powell

"Open communication and accessibility are essential in a professional setting. Leaders who build up a safe space for honest dialogue and actively engage with their team’s challenges demonstrate trust and care – which is crucial to both their long-term success and that of the team."

- Colin Powell

"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters."

- Colin Powell

"Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership."

- Colin Powell

"Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible."

- Colin Powell

"Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission."

- Colin Powell

"Have a vision. Be demanding."

- Colin Powell

"Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier."

- Colin Powell

"Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence."

- Colin Powell

"Perpetual optimism [is] a force multiplier."

- Colin Powell

"It ain’t as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning."

- Colin Powell

""Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.""

- Colin Powell

"It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning."

- Colin Powell

"90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world."

- Colin Powell

"Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror."

- Colin Powell

"If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude."

- Colin Powell

"Excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude."

- Colin Powell