You don't know what you can get away with until you try. - Colin Powell
The day the soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help them or concluded that you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership. - Colin Powell
Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror. - Colin Powell
Get mad, then get over it. - Colin Powell
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. - Colin Powell
There are no secrets to success: don’t waste time looking for them. Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty to those for whom you work, and persistence. - Colin Powell
Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence. - Colin Powell
The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best. - Colin Powell
Hope is not a strategy - Colin Powell
Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it. - Colin Powell
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 them or concluded that you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership. - Colin Powell