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Military Quotes by Colin Powell
- 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…
- At the same time I think it is absolutely necessary that there be no confusion, no misunderstanding that if the Iraqis.. do not comply, then…
- A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work.
- Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence…
- Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it.
- Get mad, then get over it.
- Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.
- Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand.
- Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
- The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.
- Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
- 90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world.
- No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.
- War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.
- Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earned it, spend time with your families.
- When you decide to get involved in a military operation in a place like Syria, you've got to be prepared, as we learned from Iraq…
- It's not just a matter of whether you support Obama or Romney. It's who they have coming with them. I always keep my powder dry,…
- Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart that we will eventually see the time when that number…
- The president's military advisers felt that the size of the force was adequate, they may still feel that years later. Some of us don't, I…
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