"Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. I am……" — Colin Powell
"Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. I am talking about a gung-ho attitude that says 'we can change things here, we can achieve awesome goals, we can be the best. 'Spare me the grim litany of the 'realist;' give me the unrealistic aspirations of the optimist any day."
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190 Quotes by Colin Powell
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