Quote: Experts often possess more data than judgment. [Colin Powell]
Quote: Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. [Colin Powell]
Quote: There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning from failure. [Colin Powell]
Quote: Either move or be moved. [Colin Powell]
Quote: The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort. [Colin Powell]
Quote: 90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world. [Colin Powell]
Quote: A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. [Colin Powell]
Quote: Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it. [Colin Powell]
Quote: Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age. [Colin Powell]
Quote: But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you've got to compromise. You've got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward. [Colin Powell]
Quote: Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard. [Colin Powell]
Quote: Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself. [Colin Powell]
Quote: Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it. [Colin Powell]
Quote: Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission. [Colin Powell]
Quote: Get mad, then get over it. [Colin Powell]
Quote: Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up. [Colin Powell]
Quote: Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand. [Colin Powell]
Quote: Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earned it, spend time with your families. [Colin Powell]
Quote: I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm pretty strong on, on defense matters. [Colin Powell]
Quote: I don't think we handled the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad as well as we might have. But that's now history. [Colin Powell]
Quote: I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches. [Colin Powell]
Quote: I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have to assume that with a nuclear program they have the capability and the will to create a nuclear weapon [Colin Powell]
Quote: I try to be the same person I was yesterday. [Colin Powell]
Quote: I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got out of public college, went into the Army, and then I just stuck with it. [Colin Powell]
Quote: 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]