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

Quote by Colin Powell

Topics: Failure Quotes

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we...

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we...

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around...

Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around...

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...

Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when...

Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when...

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes,...

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes,...

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

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

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work...

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work...

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.

I made the case to Gen. Franks and Secretary Rumsfeld before the president that I...

I made the case to Gen. Franks and Secretary Rumsfeld before the president that I...

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.

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...

Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.

Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.

The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts...

The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts...

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes,...

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes,...

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

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

Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt,...

Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt,...

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.

I hate seeing good people being good friends with bad influences.

I hate seeing good people being good friends with bad influences.

I may be bad but I'm perfectly good at it.

I may be bad but I'm perfectly good at it.