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Many interviewers when they come to talk to me, think they're being progressive by not mentioning in their stories any longer that I'm black. I tell them, 'Don't stop now. If I shot somebody you'd mention it.' ↗

— Colin Powell

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Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age. ↗

— Colin Powell

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I respect the fact that many denominations have different points of view with respect to gay marriage and they can hold that in the sanctity in the place of their religion and not bless them or solemnize them. ↗

— Colin Powell

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The chief condition on which, life, health and vigor depend on, is action. It is by action that an organism develops its faculties, increases its energy, and attains the fulfillment of its destiny. ↗

— Colin Powell

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A marriage license should not be viewed as a license for a husband to forcibly rape his wife with impunity. ↗

— Sol Wachtler

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Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission. ↗

— Colin Powell

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90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world. ↗

— Colin Powell

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I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got out of public college, went into the Army, and then I just stuck with it. ↗

— Colin Powell

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It's not just a matter of whether you support Obama or Romney. It's who they have coming with them. I always keep my powder dry, as they say in the military. ↗

— Colin Powell

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The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort. ↗

— Colin Powell

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