Giving Quotes by Colin Powell

I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.

— Colin Powell

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

— Colin Powell

I have always tried to do my job in a way that I have people give me different points of view.

— Colin Powell

My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given…

— Colin Powell

How often have we seen politicians take a principle position only to give it up three days later? That is what makes…

— Colin Powell

The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them…

— Colin Powell

First you train the followers to accomplish the mission. Second, you resource them: Make sure that they have the tools to do…

— Colin Powell

In the military we also learn principles of war which also work in a corporate setting: How do you concentrate as much…

— 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…

— Colin Powell

The best way to create a winning team is to train them, give them everything they need to get the job done…

— Colin Powell

Whenever you start-give it your best. The opportunities are there to be anything you want to be. But wanting to be someone…

— Colin Powell

It was President [Bill] Clinton and the United States congress in 1998 which said that the regime has to be changed because…

— Colin Powell

The person who will decide whether or not there will be war or peace is Saddam Hussein, and all he has to…

— Colin Powell

Give me the right people and I don’t much care what organization you give me. Good things will happen. Give me the…

— Colin Powell

I think all of the attention of the world, to include the attention of the Arab world, should be on Saddam Hussein…

— Colin Powell

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

— Colin Powell

I'm an American, first and foremost, and I'm very proud - I said, I've said to my beloved friend and colleague John…

— Colin Powell

Too often we act - ask our schools to be truant officers, our teachers to be truant officers, because we're giving them…

— 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