"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
Belief
"Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard."
- Colin Powell
Balance
"“Always show more kindness than seems necessary because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.”"
- Colin Powell
Compassion
"Always show more kindness than seems necessary because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know."
- Colin Powell
Compassion
"Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know."
- Colin Powell
Compassion
"What a wonderful time to be young! You have knowledge of many more things than we needed to have. It is my conviction that your generation is better and stronger than was ours — better in many ways! I have faith that you young men and young women can meet the world on its own terms and conquer it!"
- President Boyd K. Packer
Ambition
"Stay away from those people who try to disparage your ambitions. Small minds will always do that, but great minds will give you a feeling that you can become great too."
- Mark Twain
Ambition
"Don’t bunt. Aim out of the ballpark. Aim for the company of immortals."
- David Ogilvy
Ambition
"No one changes the world who isn’t obsessed."
- Billie Jean King
Ambition
"Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen."
- Michael Jordan
Ambition