Colin Powell

The bottom line in all of it is that, in life, it's all about people.

— Colin Powell

Trump is a national disgrace and an international pariah.

— Colin Powell

Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.

— Colin Powell

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

— Colin Powell

“I'm not perfect but I'll be the creator of perfection.”

— Colin Powell

It is not possible to rule out anything because we don't know what will happen.

— Colin Powell

Almost invariably, whoever doesn't win the argument is going to be unhappy.

— Colin Powell

Nobody is ready to leave Iraq to be interviewed.

— Colin Powell

Let it [racism] be a problem to someone else... Let it drag them down. Don't use it as an excuse for your…

— Colin Powell

Let's not forget that Congress bears a lot of responsibility for many of the problems we have now

— Colin Powell

If everybody trusts one another, then the person who didn't prevail will faithfully execute the decision as if it was their idea.

— Colin Powell

Think hard about it: I'm running out of demons. I'm running out of villians. I'm down to Castro and Kim Il Sung.

— Colin Powell

I think that military, corporate, and non-political organizations are pretty much similar.

— Colin Powell

I happen to hold a bachelor of science degree in geology... And my greatest contribution to the field of science is that…

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I'm absolutely sure that there are weapons of mass destruction there and the evidence will be forthcoming. We're just getting it just…

— Colin Powell

The commander in the field is always right and the rear echelon is wrong, unless proved otherwise.

— Colin Powell

We are not sure to what extent Saddam's [Hussein ] own people were conveying an incorrect picture to him. But this body…

— Colin Powell

One of the most worrisome things that emerges from the thick intelligence file we have on Iraq's biological weapons is the existence…

— Colin Powell

In my 35 years in the army I was in school for 6 years. I think corporations should take a look at…

— Colin Powell

The burden is on Saddam Hussein. And our policy, our national policy - not the UN policy but our national policy -…

— Colin Powell

The United Nations will spearhead our efforts to manage the new conflicts (that afflict our world)…Yes the principles of the United Nations…

— Colin Powell

The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will be enforced - the just demands of…

— Colin Powell

The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve. Any time you tolerate mediocrity in others, it increases…

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Maybe we don't put our young people in situations often enough where they're allowed to fail. When you fail you gain experience,…

— Colin Powell

It is the US government's desire for the Iraqi people to lead themselves, not for any outside power to be the leadership…

— Colin Powell

It remains our policy to change the regime until such time as the regime changes itself. So far, we cannot be sure…

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I strongly believe that at this point in America's history, we need a president that will not just continue, even with a…

— Colin Powell

I try to be the same person I was yesterday.

— Colin Powell

Every human endeavor has leaders and followers, and your job as a leader is to inspire.

— Colin Powell

Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission.

— Colin Powell

Our strategy in going after this army is very simple. First we are going to cut it off, and then we are…

— Colin Powell

You have to make sure you know why you are going to war and then use decisive force to end it as…

— Colin Powell

One of the fondest expressions around is that we can't be the world's policeman. But guess who gets called when suddenly someone…

— Colin Powell

There can be no doubt that Saddam Hussein has biological weapons and the capability to rapidly produce more, many more.

— Colin Powell

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception,…

— Colin Powell

I think we can make a contribution to their [Saudi Arabia] thinking as they decide how they should deal with the economic…

— Colin Powell

I would not presume from this distance, nor would America presume to say who should be the leader of the Iraqi nation.

— Colin Powell

In the last several years, I have been troubled by the right shift of the Republican party too far to the right.

— Colin Powell

Actually, there is no more important task for a leader than to pick people. To make sure you have the very best…

— Colin Powell

It's nice to say let's be bipartisan. But we're a partisan nation. We were raised as a partisan nation.

— Colin Powell