Quotes by Colin Powell

Freedom to be your best is nothing unless you're willing to do your best.

Freedom to be your best means nothing unless you're willing to do your best.

Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just comforting platitudes too mundane to need protection.

Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.

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

The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting in above-average effort.