Colin Powell Quotes

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• Lying offshore, ready to act, the presence of ships and Marines sometimes means much more than just having air power or ship's fire, when it…
• I want to scare the hell out of the rest of the world.
• You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
• We are not going to dwell on those things that divide us. We are going to rejoice in those things that keep us together to…
• Terrorism really flourishes in areas of poverty, despair and hopelessness, where people see no future
• The root cause of poverty is social injustice and the bad government that abets it
• Poverty arises and persists where corruption is endemic and enterprise is stifled, where basic fairness provided by the rule of law is absent. In such…
• When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you think I'll like it or not. Disagreement, at this state,…
• Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive,…
• We have gone forth from our shores repeatedly over the last hundred years and we've done this as recently as the last year in Afghanistan…
• I can think of nothing that Saddam Hussein can do diplomatically (to avoid war). I think that time is now over. He's had his chance,…
• My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it has given us, as we…
• Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier. I am talking about a gung-ho attitude that says 'we can change things here, we can achieve awesome goals,…
• Trust is the essence of Leadership.
• Always show more kindness than seems necessary, because the person receiving it needs it more than you will ever know.
• When we have dealt with bin Laden and his network we will then broaden the campaign to go after other terrorists all around the world.
• The greatest gifts my parents gave to me...were their unconditional love and a set of values.
• Organization doesn't really accomplish anything. Plans don't accomplish anything, either. Theories of management don't much matter. Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.…
• The media only report stupid or careless answers, not stupid or unfair questions.
• That's not really a number I'm terribly interested in.

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