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

Quote by Colin Powell

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Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day...

Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day...

I try to be the same person I was yesterday.

I try to be the same person I was yesterday.

90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world.

90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world.

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age.

Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age.

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.

I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.

Organization doesn't really accomplish anything. Plans don't accomplish anything, either. Theories of management don't much...

Organization doesn't really accomplish anything. Plans don't accomplish anything, either. Theories of management don't much...

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and...

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and...

Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.

Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.

90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.

90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world.

The only bipartisanship you ever see is when they finally sign a bill and everybody...

The only bipartisanship you ever see is when they finally sign a bill and everybody...

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will...

The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will...

Too often we act - ask our schools to be truant officers, our teachers to...

Too often we act - ask our schools to be truant officers, our teachers to...

Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart...

Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart...

We have gone forth from our shores repeatedly over the last hundred years and we've...

We have gone forth from our shores repeatedly over the last hundred years and we've...

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

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

Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.

Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.

I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have...

I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have...