All Colin Powell Quotes
- I always like to take my time and examine the two candidates, see not only the two candidates but the policies they will bring in,… Always Like
- Too often we act - ask our schools to be truant officers, our teachers to be truant officers, because we're giving them children who have,… Act
- What you're seeing with Occupy Wall Street and the others are people who are unhappy and they're directing their unhappiness now toward Wall Street and… Directing
- Foe means enemy. Now, will we have differences of opinion with the Russians? Yes. Will they get mad at us from time to time, and… Differences
- I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have to assume that with a nuclear program they have the… Assume
- In terms of the legal matter of creating a contract between two people that's called marriage, and allowing them to live together with the protection… Allowing
- It was the Congress that imposed 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' it was certainly my position, my recommendation to get us out of an even worse… Ask
- The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will be enforced - the just demands of peace and security… Action
- We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country,… Able
- The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best. Achievement
- Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror. Always Focus
- Keep looking below surface appearances. Don't shrink from doing so just because you might not like what you find. Appearance
- Our strategy in going after this army is very simple. First we are going to cut it off, and then we are going to kill… Army
- Well, the correct answer is he is not a Muslim, he’s a Christian. He’s always been a Christian. But the really right answer is, what… Answer
- Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off. Leadership
- It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself. Battle
- You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it. Entire
- The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. Bringing
- If you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool. Dirty
- Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity. Everyone
- The ties that bind us are stronger than the occasional stresses that separate us. Bind
- No matter how significant or life-changing your greatest hit or miss might be, neither even begins to define who you are. Each of us is… All
- Don't take counsel of your fears or naysayers. Counsel
- Have a vision. Be demanding. Demanding
- Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible. Accomplishing