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Economy's got to get moving, we've got to get the unemployment rate down. That may be the defining issue of the campaign.

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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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I have never seen a good organization where the standards weren't high.
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Generally you should act somewhere between P40 and P70, as I call it. Sometime after you have obtained 40 percent of all the information you are liable to get, start thinking in terms of making a decision. When you have about 70 percent of all the information, you probably ought to decide, because you may lose an opportunity in losing time.
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The United Nations will spearhead our efforts to manage the new conflicts (that afflict our world)... Yes the principles of the United Nations Charter are worth our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor.
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There are lots of countries that are having these kinds of internal civil wars in other parts of the world and nobody is talking about intervening.
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The person who will decide whether or not there will be war or peace is Saddam Hussein, and all he has to do is give up these terrible weapons that he has used to kill fellow Arabs, fellow Muslims in that part of the world, and to step away from his past behaviour which invaded neighbouring countries.
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Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror.
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I don't think anyone would disagree with the conclusion that Saddam [Hussein] was a terrible dictator. He had gassed his own people and his neighbors. He had killed thousands of people, and he had started a couple of wars and destroyed his country.
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Once the information is in the 40 to 70 range, go with your gut.
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All values are important, everyone who has ever touched my life in some way was a mentor for good or bad. Life is a blend, and a person is a blend of all the influences that have touched their lives.
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The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.
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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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The United States is not looking for a way to launch war.
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There can be no doubt that Saddam Hussein has biological weapons and the capability to rapidly produce more, many more.
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I have the deepest regret about 9/11. Sept. 11, 2001, was one of the most difficult days I've ever had. I was in Lima, Peru, and had to fly back eight hours not knowing what happened in my own country, knowing thousands of my fellow citizens had died.
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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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Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.
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Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.
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The great leaders that I have worked with are people who have a good sense of empathy with other people. They can walk a factory floor, or walk through a battalion and smell if there's something wrong.
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Trust is the essence of Leadership.
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