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Colin Powell quotes

American Statesman April 5, 1937

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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. Colin Powell
But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you've got to compromise. You've got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward. Colin Powell
Foe means enemy. Now, will we have differences of opinion with the Russians? Yes. Will they get mad at us from time to time, and we get mad at them? That's part of the normal diplomatic relations. Colin Powell
You can't just have slogans, you can't just have catchy phrases. You have to have an agenda. And I think what the Republican Party has to do, if it's going to incorporate the tea party efforts in it, is to come up with an agenda that the American people can see, touch, and actually believe in, and something they believe in. Colin Powell
Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area.' But you really don't defeat the Taliban by clearing an area. They move. Colin Powell
Colin Powell quote: "90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world."
90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world. Colin Powell
Colin Powell quote: "Economy's got to get moving, we've got to get the unemployment..."
Economy's got to get moving, we've got to get the unemployment rate down. That may be the defining issue of the campaign. Colin Powell
You should see what our Founding Fathers used to say to each other and in the early part of our nation. But what they were able to do, especially in Philadelphia in 1787, four months, they argued about what a House should be, what a Senate should be, the power of the president, the Congress, the Supreme Court. And they had to deal with slavery. Colin Powell
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. Colin Powell
No matter how significant or life-changing your greatest hit or miss might be, neither even begins to define who you are. Each of us is a product of all our experiences and all our interactions with other people. To cite calculus, we are the area under the curve. Colin Powell
Colin Powell quote: "Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously,..."
Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard. Colin Powell
The day you are not solving problems or are not up to your butt in problems is probably a day you are no longer leading. If your desk is clean and no one is bringing you problems, you should be very worried. It means that people don't think you can solve them or don't want to hear about them. Or, far worse, it means they don't think you care. Colin Powell
War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support. Colin Powell
Colin Powell quote: "So like any football or basketball coach, you always always..."
So like any football or basketball coach, you always always believe you're going to win. Colin Powell
Colin Powell quote: "I don't know that there is much the United States can do..."
I don't know that there is much the United States can do except work with the international community. Colin Powell

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