Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it. Colin Powell positionfallego Change image and share on social
Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence. Colin Powell hardworkpersistence Change image and share on social
I think whether you're having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude. Colin Powell attitudeleaderdisplay Change image and share on social
A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. Colin Powell hardrealitysweat Change image and share on social
Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it. Colin Powell closeegoposition Change image and share on social
It isn't enough just to scream at the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. We need our political system to start reflect this anger back into, 'How do we fix it? How do we get the economy going again?' Colin Powell systemangerstart Change image and share on social
Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area.' But you really don't defeat the Taliban by clearing an area. They move. Colin Powell maketalibanclear Change image and share on social
I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm pretty strong on, on defense matters. Colin Powell matterdefensemoderate Change image and share on social
Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself. Colin Powell bothersolveproblem Change image and share on social
War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support. Colin Powell purposeunderstandresort Change image and share on social