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Remain calm, be kind.

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
Calm
Remain
Kind

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I always like to take my time and examine the two candidates, see not only the two candidates but the policies they will bring in, the people they will bring in, who they might appoint to the Supreme Court, and look at the whole range of issues before making a decision.
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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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Every human endeavor has leaders and followers, and your job as a leader is to inspire.
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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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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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I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have to assume that with a nuclear program they have the capability and the will to create a nuclear weapon.
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I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.
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It's nice to say let's be bipartisan. But we're a partisan nation. We were raised as a partisan nation.
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Great leaders are those who are able to look reality in the face, however painful it may be, and deal with it.
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One important element of leadership is taking care of the troops.
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Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.
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Decision-making is lonely.
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Treat people kindly. When you are kind to somebody and I don't mean necessarily buddy-buddy, just show kindness and consideration. Show that people are worthy and you respect them and you are glad they're with you.
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We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al-Qaeda didn't come back, and make sure the Taliban wasn't resurging. It didn't work out.
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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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Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.
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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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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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Have a sense of humor to break the tension in times of great toil.
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