The United States is still seen as the leader at the world that wants to be free. — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
Nobody wants to be in a mediocre organization. You don't have the same energy flowing through. — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote, — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
Thee are such horrible weapons. And so no sane leader would ever want to cross that line to using nuclear weapons. And,… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Only when you have got a clear statement of what you want to achieve, do you ask yourself how you are going… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
Nobody has ever said in the United States government that we are going to war next month. No decision has been made… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
I think the American people want to see what we want to see, and that is for the Iraqi people to have… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
We want to approach this in a multilateral way, talking with our friends, consulting with our security council colleagues in the United… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
I have always admired the Linking Pin theory of management specialist Rensis Likert. It says that in every organization there are leaders… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
That's why the army sends all its future generals to what we call "charm school." As soon as you are a general,… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
Let me just be candid: My party is full of racists. And the real reason a considerable portion of my party wants… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
In the army we are drilled into execution and then supervision, to make sure everything goes the way you planned it. But… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
I would caution my Republican friends that [Obama has] three years to go, and in that three years the American people are… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
Even though the numbers are down with respect to favorability ratings, at every embassy and consular office tomorrow morning that we have,… — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
You can never err by treating everyone in the building with respect, thoughtfulness, and a kind word. Everyone of our employees is… — 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 Image
Effective leaders are made, not born. They learn from trial and error, and from experience. — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us. — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
So like any football or basketball coach, you always always believe you're going to win. — Colin Powell Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
![“I would caution my Republican friends that [Obama has] three years to go, and in that three years the American people are going to want to see some progress and not just claims that this guy is out of office and we're going to do everything to destroy him or that somehow he is a 'socialist' taking…” quote by Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b10/colin-powell-691_absurd_i-would-caution-my-republican-friends-th_2833839.jpg)
