Colin Powell
"We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al-Qaeda didn't come back, and make sure the Taliban wasn't resurging. It didn't work out."
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"A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work."
"Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself."
"Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence."
"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."
"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."