Author: Colin Powell

Quotes

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

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

- 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.

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

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

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

- Colin Powell

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

- Colin Powell

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

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

- Colin Powell

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

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

- Colin Powell

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

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

- Colin Powell

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

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

- Colin Powell

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

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

- Colin Powell

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