“The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts in the world.”

-Colin Powell

“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.”

-Colin Powell

“A dream doesn’t become a reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.”

-Colin Powell

“Don’t bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.”

-Colin Powell

“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.”

-Colin Powell

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

-Colin Powell