Colin Powell

Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off. ↗

— Colin Powell

#responsibility #leadership

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

— Colin Powell

#driving #focus #perception #strategy #perception

Get mad, then get over it. ↗

— Colin Powell

#get #mad #over #over it #then

There are no secrets to success: don’t waste time looking for them. Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty to those for whom you work, and persistence. ↗

— Colin Powell

#failure

The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best. ↗

— Colin Powell

#freedom

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. ↗

— Colin Powell

#force #multiplier #optimism #perpetual

You don't know what you can get away with until you try. ↗

— Colin Powell

#get #know #try #until #you

Keep looking below surface appearances. Don't shrink from doing so just because you might not like what you find. ↗

— Colin Powell

#inspirational

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

#achieve #big #big things #develop #excellence

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

— Colin Powell

#people #play #seriously #surround #surround yourself