Wouldnt it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which no child will be left behind? – Colin Powell
Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard. – Colin Powell
Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence. – Colin Powell
Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand. – Colin Powell
The desire to build a risk-free society has always been a sign of decadence. It has meant that the nation has given up, that it no longer believes in its destiny, that it has ceased to aspire to greatness, and has retired from history to pet itself. – Henry Fairlie, quoted in Conservation Foundation Letter, November 1981