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

More from Colin Powell

• Bad news isn’t wine. It doesn’t improve with age.
• First, we're going to cut it off, then we're going to kill it.
• Our strategy in going after this army is very simple. First we are going to cut it off, and then we are going to kill it.
• 640K ought to be enough for anybody.
• 640K ought to be enough for anybody. 1981
• A baby is God's opinion that life should go on.