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Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
Colin Powell
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Colin Powell
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: April 5
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Former United States Secretary Of State
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New York City
New York
Colin Luther Powell
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Nobody has ever said in the United States government that we are going to war next month. No decision has been made by the president because, as he said to the United Nations, he wants the United Nations to live up to its responsibilities and he wants Saddam Hussein to cooperate.
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I have always gone through public life and saying that with respect to political candidates, I always measure each candidate against what I think the country needs at that time, and I will vote for the person I think who is most qualified to serve the nation at that time.
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Another rule I have is: Don't let your ego get tied up in a policy dispute. Otherwise, if things don't go your way, you can end up breaking a relationship with somebody with whom you can't afford to break.
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Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.
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The root cause of poverty is social injustice and the bad government that abets it
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I understand that and I have had very candid discussions with Saudi leaders in the past. I respect their culture and their heritage and their traditions, but I think that they now, as they move forward, will have to start examining these traditions and these practices to see whether or not change is appropriate.
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The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts in the world.
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What could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful
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Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.
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When we have dealt with bin Laden and his network we will then broaden the campaign to go after other terrorists all around the world.
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The United States stands willing to work with a transformed Palestinian Authority with new leaders coming to the front.
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The claims made about Iraq's WMD capabilities before the invasion were inaccurate, wrong, and in some cases, deliberately misleading.
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Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around corners. Also look for loyalty, integrity, a high energy drive, a balanced ego and the drive to get things done.
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Sometimes what my analytical mind says to me is not what I'll do.
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An organization that is not facing up to people who are not getting the job done, is going to have difficulties.
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Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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There is no suggestion of regime change quite the contrary, this is an initiative to help people and to help governments who are inclined toward change.
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As I've thought about gay marriage, I don't see any reason not to say that [couples] should be able to get married.
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