Colin Powell Quotes & Sayings

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

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

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

“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.”

“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.”

“Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.”

“Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.”

“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.”

“The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.”

“Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart that we will eventually see the time when that number of nuclear weapons is down to zero and the world is a much better place.”