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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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COLIN POWELL Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.
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COLIN POWELL does not seek dominion.
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COLIN POWELL advance America's foreign policy interests overseas - the backbone of our foreign affairs.
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COLIN POWELL most candid and direct conversations about what we do that annoys the other.
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COLIN POWELL The suggestion he was kidnapped is wrong, and absurd,
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COLIN POWELL because of the human dimensions of this catastrophe.
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COLIN POWELL This is very regrettable
COLIN POWELL It is a problem that must be dealt with,
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COLIN POWELL One thing you should not be doing is passing any resolutions that could inflame the situation.
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COLIN POWELL very sober, chilling message.
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COLIN POWELL only a struggle to defend values ... which we share with the West and the vast majority of Arabs.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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COLIN POWELL The less you associate with some people, the more your life will improve.
Any time you tolerate...
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COLIN POWELL We will be with you in this current crisis and in the future,
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COLIN POWELL Now, if the sources fell apart, then we need to find out how we've gotten ourselves in that position...
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COLIN POWELL Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible.
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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...
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