"Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough…" — Colin Powell
"Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff."
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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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