"Leaders honor their core values, but they are……" — Colin Powell
"Leaders honor their core values, but they are flexible in how they execute them."
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190 Quotes by Colin Powell
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Lying offshore, ready to act, the presence of ships and Marines sometimes means much more than just having air power…
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I want to scare the hell out of the rest of the world.
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You can be sure that the American spirit will prevail over this tragedy.
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We are not going to dwell on those things that divide us. We are going to rejoice in those things…
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Terrorism really flourishes in areas of poverty, despair and hopelessness, where people see no future
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The root cause of poverty is social injustice and the bad government that abets it
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Poverty arises and persists where corruption is endemic and enterprise is stifled, where basic fairness provided by the rule of…
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When we are debating an issue, loyalty means giving me your honest opinion, whether you think I'll like it or…
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Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty,…
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We have gone forth from our shores repeatedly over the last hundred years and we've done this as recently as…
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I can think of nothing that Saddam Hussein can do diplomatically (to avoid war). I think that time is now…
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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 Core Quotes
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Only crime and the criminal, it is true, confront us with the perplexity of radical evil; but only the hypocrite…
— Hannah Arendt
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Individual science fiction stories may seem as trivial as ever to the blinder critics and philosophers of today - but…
— Isaac Asimov
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There is also work to do in the evolution of a stable family life and values, and in ensuring that…
— Ibrahim Babangida
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The core issue here is that the Israeli government refuses to commit to terms of reference for the negotiations that…
— Mahmoud Abbas
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I believe I have a calling. Do you know what that calling is? To stand up in a new and…
— Stephen Baldwin
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I think love can come fairly easily and grow - but really liking the core essence of someone is a…
— Eric Bana
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If you want to end your isolation, you must be honest about what you want at a core level and…
— Martha Beck
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Most of us think of pride as self-centeredness, conceit, boastfulness, arrogance, or haughtiness. All of these are elements of the…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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Freud's view is that all love is sexual in its origin or its basis. Even those loves which do not…
— Mortimer Adler
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The core of the American public, their hearts and their minds are in the right place. And that gives me…
— Lewis Black
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I started out mopping floors, waiting tables, and tending bar at my dad's tavern. I put myself through school working…
— John Boehner
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The moment eternal - just that and no more - When ecstasy's utmost we clutch at the core While cheeks…
— Robert Browning
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