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No war on the face of the Earth is more destructive than the AIDS pandemic.

Colin Powell

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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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If you are black, if you are Puerto Rican or Hispanic, be proud of that. But don't let it become a problem. Let it become somebody else's problem.
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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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You have achieved excellence as a leader when people will follow you anywhere if only out of curiosity.
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I happen to hold a bachelor of science degree in geology... And my greatest contribution to the field of science is that I never entered it.
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Be careful what you choose: You may get it.
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Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.
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Let's not forget that Congress bears a lot of responsibility for many of the problems we have now
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I don't know that there is much the United States can do except work with the international community.
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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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The best way to create a winning team is to train them, give them everything they need to get the job done and second, make sure they know what the job is and what the job will be. So you connect strategy to resources.
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Remain calm, be kind.
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Ladies and gentlemen, these are not assertions. These are facts, corroborated by many sources, some of them sources of the intelligence services of other countries.
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Pissing people off doesn't mean you're doing the right things, but doing the right things will almost inevitably piss people off.
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The greatest gifts my parents gave to me...were their unconditional love and a set of values.
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Always do your best. Somebody is watching you.
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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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