"Excellence is not an exception, it is a…" — Colin Powell

"Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude"

— 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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Anybody can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person and to the right… — Aristotle
Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever. — Lance Armstrong
Don't limit yourself. Many people limit themselves to what they think they can do. You can go as far as… — Mary Kay Ash
Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, 'Make me feel… — Mary Kay Ash
The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight. — Arthur Ashe
Our life is what our thoughts make it. — Marcus Aurelius
When we are flat on our backs there is no way to look but up. — Roger Babson
A positive attitude can really make dreams come true - it did for me. — David Bailey
I never really look for anything. What God throws my way comes. I wake up in the morning and whichever… — Pearl Bailey
I think a lot of times we don't pay enough attention to people with a positive attitude because we assume… — Amy Adams
Time is a dressmaker specializing in alterations. — Faith Baldwin
The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose. — James A. Baldwin

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