Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves — Colin Luther Powell
You can’t just have slogans, you can’t just have catchy phrases. You have to have an agenda. — Colin Luther Powell
What you’re seeing with occupy wall street and the others are people who are unhappy — Colin Luther Powell
Wouldn’t it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which no child will be left behind? — Colin Luther Powell
We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under — Colin Luther Powell
Too often we act – ask our schools to be truant officers, our teachers to be truant officers — Colin Luther Powell
War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a — Colin Luther Powell
We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an afghan government under president — Colin Luther Powell
Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart that we will — Colin Luther Powell
The purposes of the united states should not be doubted. The security council resolutions — Colin Luther Powell
The united states is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts in the world. — Colin Luther Powell
The only bipartisanship you ever see is when they finally sign a bill and everybody says — Colin Luther Powell
The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise. — Colin Luther Powell
Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence. — Colin Luther Powell
Never neglect details. When everyone’s mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant. — Colin Luther Powell
Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it. — Colin Luther Powell
Many interviewers when they come to talk to me, think they’re being progressive by — Colin Luther Powell
Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is — Colin Luther Powell
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. — Colin Luther Powell
The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort. — Colin Luther Powell
But just as they did in philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later — Colin Luther Powell
Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it. — Colin Luther Powell
A dream doesn’t become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. — Colin Luther Powell
I was born in harlem, raised in the south bronx, went to public school, got out of public college — Colin Luther Powell
I don’t think we handled the aftermath of the fall of baghdad as well as we might have. — Colin Luther Powell