Quotes by Colin Powell
Get mad, then get over it.
– Colin Powell
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
– Colin Powell
Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.
– Colin Powell
Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
– Colin Powell
Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
– Colin Powell
Don’t be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
– Colin Powell
Each of us is a product of all our experiences and all our interactions with other people.
– Colin Powell
You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it.
– Colin Powell
A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
– Colin Powell
Good judgment comes from experience, and experience comes from bad judgment.
— Colin Powell
Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves.
– Colin Powell
Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers who can cut through the argument debate and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.
– Colin Powell
Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.
– Colin Powell
The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.
— Colin Powell
Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers who can cut through the argument debate and doubt to offer a solution everybody can understand.
— Colin Powell
The ties that bind us are stronger than the occasional stresses that separate us.
— 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
It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
— Colin Powell