Decision Quotes by Colin Powell

Decision-making is lonely.

— Colin Powell

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

— Colin Powell

Good and solid analysis and a formal way of looking at a problem [are the core ingredients of good decisions].

— Colin Powell

Always find different ways to accomplish the mission. Then run a counter-analysis and list the advantages and disadvantages. When you have done…

— Colin Powell

Our failure was that our intelligence community thought [Saddam Hussein ] had stockpiled weapons of mass destruction. That was a mistake. There…

— Colin Powell

So has the strategic decision been made to disarm Iraq of its weapons of mass destruction by the leadership in Baghdad?... I…

— 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

Generally you should act somewhere between P40 and P70, as I call it. Sometime after you have obtained 40 percent of all…

— Colin Powell

When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you think I'll like it or not. Disagreement,…

— Colin Powell

Nobody has ever said in the United States government that we are going to war next month. No decision has been made…

— Colin Powell

As I have done in every election since I started voting so many years ago, I always like to take my time…

— Colin Powell

In the military, we are also taught to only use one third of the available decision-making time, so that our subordinates have…

— Colin Powell

Everybody makes bad decisions. I am sure I have made my share of them over 40 years of service. Or I have…

— Colin Powell

I always like to take my time and examine the two candidates, see not only the two candidates but the policies they…

— Colin Powell

1. It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning. 2. Get mad, then get over it.…

— Colin Powell

In the army we are drilled into execution and then supervision, to make sure everything goes the way you planned it. But…

— Colin Powell

Being kind doesn't mean being soft or a wuss. Kindness is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of confidence.…

— Colin Powell