You can't make someone else's choices. You shouldn't let someone else make yours. — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy. — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
The bottom line in all of it is that, in life, it's all about people. — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows. — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
Keep looking below surface appearances. Don't shrink from doing so just because you might not like what you find. — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
The one thing the terrorists cannot do -- not one of them, not 10 of them, not 10,000 of them -- they… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
“The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve. Any time you tolerate mediocrity in others, it increases… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best. — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
Failure is a part of life and you have to learn to deal with it. Failure is something that is part of life's cycle… — Colin Powell Copy Share
Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience. — Colin Powell Copy Share
The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will be enforced - the just demands of peace and… — Colin Powell Copy Share
I always like to take my time and examine the two candidates, see not only the two candidates but the policies they will bring… — Colin Powell Copy Share
We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us. — Colin Powell Copy Share
With respect to where we are now, we have a voluntary army. And if we ever go back to conscription I hope that at… — Colin Powell Copy Share
There are no secrets to success: don't waste time looking for them, success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty… — Colin Powell Copy Share
So like any football or basketball coach, you always always believe you're going to win. — Colin Powell Copy Share
We hope that more assistance will be available to the nations of the region, to include Egypt, on the three pillars that I discussed… — Colin Powell Copy Share
One of the most worrisome things that emerges from the thick intelligence file we have on Iraq's biological weapons is the existence of mobile… — Colin Powell Copy Share
Pissing people off doesn't mean you're doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off. — Colin Powell Copy Share
The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve. Any time you tolerate mediocrity in others, it increases your mediocrity.… — Colin Powell Copy Share
