427 Quotes by 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.

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.

Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off.

You don't know what you can get away with until you try.

Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.

Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.

You know what? You just suck it up and get started again. It’s a new day in which to excel.

Get mad, then get over it.

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