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"A dream doesn't become reality through magic it takes sweat, determination and hard work.“

-Colin Powell

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A dream doesn't become reality through magic it takes sweat, determination and hard work.

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"I don't know that there is much the United States can do except work with the international community."

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"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."

-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

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

-Colin Powell

"War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support."

-Colin Powell

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"Close your bodily eye, that you may see your picture first with the eye of the spirit. Then bring to light what you have seen in the darkness, that its effect may work back, from without to within."

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