"Luck tends to come to people who are…" — Colin Powell

"Luck tends to come to people who are prepared."

— 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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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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