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It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

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Colin Powell
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: April 5
Diplomat
Former United States Secretary Of State
Politician
Soldier
New York City
New York
Colin Luther Powell
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The United States is not looking for a way to launch war.
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It's not just a matter of whether you support Obama or Romney. It's who they have coming with them. I always keep my powder dry, as they say in the military.
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The best leaders are those who break that mission down into the organization's constituent parts, so that everybody understands their role and how it all builds into the whole.
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How often have we seen politicians take a principle position only to give it up three days later? That is what makes democracy so fascinating.
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I think whether you're having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.
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The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will be enforced - the just demands of peace and security will be met - or action will be unavoidable. And a regime that has lost its legitimacy will also lose its power.
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It was President [Bill] Clinton and the United States congress in 1998 which said that the regime has to be changed because the regime would not give up its weapons of mass destruction. We came into office in 2001 and kept that policy because Saddam Hussein had not changed.
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Don't just show kindness in passing or to be courteous. Show it in depth, show it with passion, and expect nothing in return. Kindness is not just about being nice it's about recognizing another human being who deserves care and respect.
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It is not our place to decide who should lead the Iraqi people. If Saddam [Hussein] leaves or has to be forced out of power and a new regime brought in, a new leadership brought in, I am confident it will be some combination of people inside the country and outside the country.
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Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
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I recommended to the president [George Bush] that our focus had to be on al-Qaida, the Taliban and Afghanistan. Those were the ones who attacked the United States of America on 9/11.
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We are not dictating. We are not telling them [Saudi Arabia] how they should do it or who they should look like. We are their friends. We have mutual interests and we will help them in any way that is possible.
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Trust is the glue that holds an org together & the lubricant that moves it forward.
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We need to understand that we as citizens and as a government in any community throughout this country have no more important obligation than to educate those who are going to replace us.
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Some people naturally have a sense of empathy and an understanding of how to bring their followers to do things. They become great politicians.
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I think that military, corporate, and non-political organizations are pretty much similar.
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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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None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.
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Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
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You should never be so involved with your position/job that when the position is gone your entire self image is gone with it.
Colin Powell