"Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence." ― Colin Powell Topic(s): Success More From Colin Powell "You should see what our Founding Fathers used to say to each other and in the early part of our nation. But what they were able to do, especially in Philadelphia in 1787, four months, they argued about what a House should be, what a Senate should be, the power of the president, the Congress, the Supreme Court. And they had to deal with slavery." "Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership." "Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard." More In Success "Success demands singleness of purpose."― Vince Lombardi "There is no scientific answer for success. You can’t define it. You’ve simply got to live it and do it."― Anita Roddick "You could afford your house without the government if it weren’t for the government."― Rush Limbaugh