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Colin Powell

1937 - 2021

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.

  1. Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.

    Colin Powell
    #mediocrity#authenticity#acceptance

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

    Colin Powell
    #news#time#perspective

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

    Colin Powell
    #success#perseverance#growth

  4. 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#habit#attitude

  5. 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#confidence#failure

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

    Colin Powell
    #dream#effort#persistence

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

    Colin Powell
    #morning#optimism#perspective

  8. Get mad, then get over it.

    Colin Powell
    #anger#resilience#emotionalhealth

  9. There’s only one way to succeed in anything, and that is to give it everything.

    Colin Powell
    #success#effort#determination

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

    Colin Powell
    #success#effort#learning