Colin Powell Quotes

American - Statesman Born: April 5, 1937

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

Work Hard Work Dreams Determination

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

Work Hard Work Success Learning

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

Work Hard Work Success Learning

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.

Attitude You Excellence Habit

Children need to get a high-quality education, avoid violence and the criminal-justice system, and gain jobs. But they deserve more. We want them to learn not only reading and math but fairness, caring, self-respect, family commitment, and civic duty.

Family Education Children Caring

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.

Leadership Day Failure You

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

Positive Optimism Force Perpetual

I think whether you're having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.

Attitude Leader Winning Think

Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.

Yourself People Problem Help

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

Great Understand Debate Always

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

Competition People Effort Win

As I have done in every election since I started voting so many years ago, I always like to take my time and examine the two candidates, see not only the two candidates but the policies they will bring in, the people they will bring in, who they might appoint to the Supreme Court, and look at the whole range of issues before making a decision.

Time Decision Election Look

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it.

Ego Never Your Get

Diplomacy is listening to what the other guy needs. Preserving your own position, but listening to the other guy. You have to develop relationships with other people so when the tough times come, you can work together.

Work Tough Times People Together

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

Morning Look Think You Bad

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

Work Yourself People Work Hard

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.

Peace Water Face Gun

In other words, don't expect to always be great. Disappointments, failures and setbacks are a normal part of the lifecycle of a unit or a company and what the leader has to do is constantly be up and say 'we have a problem, let's go and get it'.

Leader Great Words Problem

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

Best Team Management Situation

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

Back Giving Up Giving Up Giving Back

You're not just voting for an individual, in my judgment, you're voting for an agenda. You're voting for a platform. You're voting for a political philosophy.

You Voting Political Philosophy

If a leader doesn't convey passion and intensity then there will be no passion and intensity within the organization and they'll start to fall down and get depressed.

Passion Leader Start Down

Trump is a national disgrace and an international pariah.

Disgrace International National Trump

Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant.

Leader Mind Never Details

Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age.

Age Bad Wine News Bad News

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

Wisdom Ego Your Avoid

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