"There are no secrets to success. It..." - Quote by Colin Powell
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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“Diplomacy is listening to what the other guy needs. Preserving your own position, but listening to the other guy. You have to develop relationships with other people so when the tough times come, you can work together.”
“We need to understand that we as citizens and as a government in any community throughout this country have no more important obligation than to educate those who are going to replace us.”
“I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have to assume that with a nuclear program they have the capability and the will to create a nuclear weapon.”
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“Failure doesn't mean you are a failure... it just means you haven't succeeded yet. Failure is a detour, not a dead-end street.”
“To establish yourself in the world a person must do all they can to appear already established.”
“Men succeed when they realize that their failures are the preparation for their victories.”
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“We need the iron qualities that go with true manhood. We need the positive virtues of resolution, of courage, of indomitable will, of power to do without shrinking the rough work that must always be done.”
“There is no elevator to success, you have to take the stairs.”
“There is no easy way out. If there were, I would have bought it. And believe me, it would be one of my favorite things!”