"90% of my time is spent on 10%…" — Colin Powell

"90% of my time is spent on 10% of the world."

— Colin Powell

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190 Quotes by Colin Powell

Colin Powell has 190 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Lying offshore, ready to act, the presence of ships and Marines sometimes means much more than just having air power…
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…
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…
When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you think I'll like it or…
Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty,…
We have gone forth from our shores repeatedly over the last hundred years and we've done this as recently as…
I can think of nothing that Saddam Hussein can do diplomatically (to avoid war). I think that time is now…
My responsibility, our responsibility as lucky Americans, is to try to give back to this country as much as it…

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More Spent Quotes

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I really enjoy being single again. I spent a lot of time in a relationship and the nearer we came… — Dido Armstrong
I myself spent nine years in an insane asylum and I never had the obsession of suicide, but I know… — Antonin Artaud
I'd like to see the giant squid. Nobody has ever seen one. I could tell you people who have spent… — David Attenborough
I spent much of my childhood in northern Quebec, and often there was no radio, no television - there wasn't… — Margaret Atwood
I spent much of my life hiding. — Kevyn Aucoin
Almost every day, instead of going to school, I made for the fields, where I spent my day. — John James Audubon
I didn't know a time when there wasn't a war because I spent all my time from the age of… — David Bailey
I'm a huge freak, and always have been. I spent the first part of my life trying really desperately not… — Alan Ball
Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are… — Bryan Adams
If your music is great, you will have fans, not because you have spent time chatting on social media. — Bryan Adams
Becoming emancipated at 14, my life wasn't normal. I didn't have to go to school, so I didn't. I was… — Drew Barrymore
I was a very difficult child, and the time I spent reading was about the only peace I gave my… — Kate Beckinsale

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