Colin Powell Quotes

"Have a vision. Be demanding."
-Colin Powell

"Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence."
-Colin Powell in Success quotes.

"Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard."
-Colin Powell in Work quotes.

"No battle plan survives contact with the enemy."
-Colin Powell in Enemies quotes.

"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

"If it ain't broke, don't fix it' is the slogan of the complacent, the arrogant or the scared. It's an excuse for inaction, a call to non-arms."
-Colin Powell

"A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work."
-Colin Powell in Dreams quotes.

"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 in Excellence quotes.

"Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it."
-Colin Powell

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