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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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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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I don't know who all of his advisers are, but I've seen some of the names and some of them are quite far to the right. And sometimes they might be in a position to make judgments or recommendations to the candidate that should get a second thought.
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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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In the army, all combat officers are taught the Estimate of the Situation: When you are faced with a problem - take that hill, or in business maybe grow your market share - the first thing you do is to make an analysis of your environment.
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In my 35 years in the army I was in school for 6 years. I think corporations should take a look at whether they are investing enough in the development of their human capital.
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I have always admired the Linking Pin theory of management specialist Rensis Likert. It says that in every organization there are leaders who link the lower level to the upper level. What makes somebody an effective link as a leader is that he conveys down everything that above wants and he conveys up everything that below needs.
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Maybe we don't put our young people in situations often enough where they're allowed to fail. When you fail you gain experience, and with enough experience, you don't fail as often.
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There is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.
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I regret that the presentation I made at the UN turned out to be wrong. It was wrong on the stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction, but pretty much right on intentions and capabilities.
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The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.
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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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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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Once the information is in the 40 to 70 range, go with your gut.
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Luck tends to come to people who are prepared.
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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.
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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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It takes more courage to send men into battle than to fight the battle yourself.
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Nobody is ready to leave Iraq to be interviewed.
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Actually, there is no more important task for a leader than to pick people. To make sure you have the very best people working for you.
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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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