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.
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But I think we have... COLIN POWELL Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach be... COLIN POWELL They will not succeed, for we stand united in the global war against terrorism -- war that compels t... COLIN POWELL Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart that we will eventually see t... COLIN POWELL The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will be en... COLIN POWELL Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earned it: Sp... COLIN POWELL Keep looking below surface appearances. Don't shrink from doing so just because you might not like w... COLIN POWELL Have a vision. Be demanding. COLIN POWELL I don't know where it's going to lead, ... But I think a new element of fragility and vulnerability ... 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COLIN POWELL has made repeated covert attempts to acquire high-specification aluminum tubes from 11 different cou... COLIN POWELL That's what happened, notwithstanding any cell phone reports to the contrary, COLIN POWELL We are still supporting access to WTO, but I can say that if we have to go for a vote on normal trad... COLIN POWELL If somebody tried to move the team in now, we would find ways to thwart that. COLIN POWELL a serious impediment to the conduct of America's foreign policy. COLIN POWELL One thing you should not be doing is passing any resolutions that could inflame the situation. COLIN POWELL [He said he had] extensive discussions ... strong views, and I have conveyed them to the North Korea... COLIN POWELL The United States presents a value system to the world that is based on democracy, based on economic... COLIN POWELL very sober, chilling message. COLIN POWELL We don't intend to attack North Korea, we don't have any hostile intent notwithstanding their claims... COLIN POWELL [While] we are all anxious to see restraint ... We understand it's important to get the terror down ... COLIN POWELL We have a humanitarian catastrophe and a security crisis, ... It was a moving experience. COLIN POWELL but the one thing I can assure you of is that it will be held in trust for the Iraqi people, to bene... COLIN POWELL We have a way out of this crisis. It's called the Mitchell plan, COLIN POWELL I will always treasure the four years that I have spent with President Bush and with the wonderful m... COLIN POWELL I think the president has made his position clear: He wants the incursion stopped. He has noted some... COLIN POWELL is very anxious to meet with me so we can talk about next steps, how we move forward from this curre... COLIN POWELL We don't want to see weapons in the Korean Peninsula. COLIN POWELL My folks have come up with models that span 80 years, ... We will explore ideas with our friends in ... COLIN POWELL But I think we have to be very careful in this instance because if in the exercise of that right of ... COLIN POWELL only a struggle to defend values ... which we share with the West and the vast majority of Arabs. COLIN POWELL Our commitment is firm, is unmistakable. We want to see a Palestinian state created, ... We've got t... COLIN POWELL The intent of the Iraqi regime to keep from turning over all of its weapons of mass destruction, see... COLIN POWELL (Bin Laden) speaks to the people of Iraq and talks about their struggle and how he is in partnership... COLIN POWELL to act fully as secretary of state until the day that I do leave. I expect that will be a number of ... COLIN POWELL is to comply...with the agreements that were made at the end of the Gulf War. COLIN POWELL If the international community does not take immediate action, countless deaths and terrible tragedy... COLIN POWELL With the assumption of that greater burden, the burden on our troops should go down, and we should s... COLIN POWELL We are in constant discussion with our German friends about these nations that are pursuing these ki... COLIN POWELL Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego... COLIN POWELL Command is lonely. COLIN POWELL This is the era in our hemisphere of democracy, not dictators. Constitutions, not coups. COLIN POWELL Iraq was a unique case, COLIN POWELL if your life is not better. COLIN POWELL We must keep moving forward. COLIN POWELL Every one of these bombings sets us back, ... terror cannot be allowed to prevail, to win. COLIN POWELL War is war and there will be casualties, COLIN POWELL (Hussein) means us no good. He means the region no good, ... We always consider him to be a potentia... COLIN POWELL There is a disenchantment with the institutions of elected government. In too many countries, people... COLIN POWELL there are no arms deal with Iran so far. COLIN POWELL Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age. COLIN POWELL The Kashmir issue is essential to the relationship and can be resolved if all parties engage with a ... COLIN POWELL The U.S. is taking action to meet environmental challenges, including global climate change, ... Sha... COLIN POWELL wonderful opportunities and daunting challenges. COLIN POWELL When we get reports back from Mr. Tenet and from Ambassador Burns and when we consult with a lot of ... COLIN POWELL Always focus on the front windshield and not the review mirror. COLIN POWELL No one has any evidence to the contrary, ... should not jump to such hasty conclusions. COLIN POWELL We knew there would be days when our anxieties would well up and we would be afraid to take the next... COLIN POWELL It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning. COLIN POWELL Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision COLIN POWELL First, we're going to cut it off, then we're going to kill it COLIN POWELL I try to be the same person I was yesterday. COLIN POWELL Think hard about it: I'm running out of demons. I'm running out of villains. I'm down to Castro and ... COLIN POWELL All the options you can imagine are before us. COLIN POWELL No battle plan survives contact with the enemy. COLIN POWELL You don't know what you can get away with until you try. COLIN POWELL If you get the dirty end of the stick, sharpen it and turn it into a useful tool COLIN POWELL Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard. COLIN POWELL We have had serious disagreement in recent months, ... I am not going to paper over it and pretend i... COLIN POWELL Remain calm. Be kind. COLIN POWELL If he feels it is that important an assertion to make, he ought to list some names, COLIN POWELL I am pleased to hear that decrees have now been issued that should have been issued years and years ... COLIN POWELL Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself. COLIN POWELL What you're seeing with Occupy Wall Street and the others are people who are unhappy and they... COLIN POWELL The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve. Any time you tolerate... COLIN POWELL The plan that is out there -- A, B and C -- is the Mitchell report, ... It calls for a cessation of ... COLIN POWELL You are going to be the proud owner of 25 million people. You will own all their hopes, aspirations ... COLIN POWELL We will be with you in this current crisis and in the future, COLIN POWELL We want that. But we can't do it in a hurried manner before the Iraqis are prepared to discharge tho... COLIN POWELL Now, if the sources fell apart, then we need to find out how we've gotten ourselves in that position... COLIN POWELL We know that there are occasions that arise when terrorists are coming in, and we know a bomb is hea... COLIN POWELL there was reason for guarded optimism. And let us be clear about what brought it all to a halt -- te... COLIN POWELL There are no secrets to success: don’t waste time looking for them. Success is the result of perfe... COLIN POWELL I for one am not going to apologize that somehow we took Saddam Hussein out and we're putting in a d... COLIN POWELL It was the Congress that imposed 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' it was certainly my positi... COLIN POWELL seeing some convergence of views. COLIN POWELL Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible. COLIN POWELL The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts in ... COLIN POWELL the level of a mammoth new campaign. COLIN POWELL We wanted it to be a special program of the State Department. Randy worked for me. COLIN POWELL Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earne... COLIN POWELL