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A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Become Determination Dream Hard Hard Work Magic Reality Sweat Takes Through Work

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Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Failure Hard Hard Work Learning Loyalty Perfection Persistence Result Success Success Is Work

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

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Topics: Failure Hard Hard Work Learning Preparation Result Secrets Success Work

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Children need to get a high-quality education, avoid violence and the criminal-justice system, and gain jobs. But they deserve more. We want them to learn not only reading and math but fairness, caring, self-respect, family commitment, and civic duty.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Avoid Caring Children Civic Commitment Deserve Duty Education Fairness Family Gain Get High-Quality Jobs Learn Math More Need Only Reading Self-Respect System Them Violence Want

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If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Achieve Attitude Big Big Things Develop Excellence Exception Going Habit Little Matters Prevailing Things You

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Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Bringing Care Case Concluded Confidence Day Either Failure Help Leadership Leading Lost Problems Soldiers Solving Stop Stopped Them You

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Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Bother First Help People Problem Solve Trying Without Yourself

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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Force Optimism Perpetual

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Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Almost Always Argument Cut Debate Doubt Everybody Great Great Leaders Leaders Offer Solution Through Understand Who

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

~Colin Powell

Topics: Hard People Play Seriously Surround Surround Yourself Take Themselves Those Who Work Work Hard Yourself

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Statesman

Born: April 5th, 1937

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