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Colin Powell Quotes

«Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart that we will eventually see the time when that number of nuclear weapons is down to zero and the world is a much better place.»
«Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.»
«Remain calm. Be kind.»
Author: Colin Powell
«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.'»
«The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will be enforced - the just demands of peace and security will be met - or action will be unavoidable. And a regime that has lost its legitimacy will also lose its power.»
«Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission.»
«Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.»
Author: Colin Powell | Keywords: giving up
«It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.»
Author: Colin Powell | Keywords: good morning
«President Reagan fueled the spirit of America. His smile, his optimism, his total belief in the ultimate triumph of democracy and freedom, and his willingness to act on that belief, helped end the Cold War and usher in a new and brighter phase of history.»
«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.»

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