Administration Quote by Donald Rumsfeld

I thought Colin Powell did a fine job as secretary of state.

— George W. Bush

I like Colin Powell, I like his West Indian background, I like his intellect, I like a lot of things that he does and…

— Harry Belafonte

President Bush has had an outstanding Secretary of State in Colin Powell and there are not many people who could replace him, making Condoleezza…

— Anonymous

Colin Powell devoted himself to the betterment of this country and of every American in all that he did. His legacy and character is…

— Chris Sununu

You know, I think that President Obama is a person who has a great relationship with a number of people. Colin Powell does, too.…

— Pete Sessions

Even Colin Powell who was everywhere before he became secretary of state, just stopped going out. I think part of it was he didn't…

— Sally Quinn

“Only the mediocre are always at their best.’ – Colin Powell”

— Graham Allcott

Colin Powell speaks regularly to high-ranking U.S. officials, he knows a lot about what's going on in the government. And so he's a powerful…

— Glenn Greenwald

This thing that Colin Powell's son is expected to do is kind of scary when you think that television and radio and newspapers are…

— Jim McKay

Sometimes Jonathan [Powell] and myself would go to Tony [Blair] and ask him if he was absolutely sure about this or that. That was…

— Alastair Campbell

You have to ask if the country would have been ready for Barack Obama if we hadn't been prepared by Colin Powell and Condoleezza…

— Forest Whitaker

Looking ahead, I can see more and more instances where I will disagree with the president on very fundamental issues. The largest, for me,…

— Jim Jeffords