Colin Powell

I don't think we handled the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad as well as we might have. But that's now history. ↗

— Colin Powell

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I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches. ↗

— Colin Powell

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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. ↗

— Colin Powell

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If a leader doesn't convey passion and intensity then there will be no passion and intensity within the organization and they'll start to fall down and get depressed. ↗

— Colin Powell

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It was the Congress that imposed 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' it was certainly my position, my recommendation to get us out of an even worse outcome that could have occurred. ↗

— Colin Powell

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It's a disgrace that we have millions of people who are uninsured. ↗

— Colin Powell

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Just hit my 75th birthday, I'm feeling great! ↗

— Colin Powell

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Look at the world. There is no pure competitor to the United States of America. ↗

— Colin Powell

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Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing. ↗

— Colin Powell

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Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff. ↗

— Colin Powell

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