There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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Colin Powell was an American military leader and statesman who served as the 65th United States Secretary of State, the first African American to hold that position. He is best known for his military career, rising to the rank of four-star General in the United States Army and serving as National Security Advisor and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
1937–2021·lived 84 years
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age.
Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership, p. 123, 2012
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.It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership, p. 45, 2012
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.My American Journey, ch. 2, 2003
A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.It Worked for Me: In Life and Leadership, 2012
Get mad, then get over it.It Worked For Me: Lessons in Leadership and Life, p. 123, 2012
There’s only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything.It Worked for Me, p. 45, 2012
That’s all 10 quotes by Colin Powell.