Colin Luther Powell
Official portrait as Chairman of Joint Chiefs, by Russell Roederer (6 November 1989)
Born: 5 April 1937, New York City
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- A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work. permalink
Colin Powell - A sense of share is not a bad moral compass. permalink
Colin Powell - Always focus on the front windshield and not the rear-view mirror. permalink
Colin Powell - Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age. permalink
Colin Powell - Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off. permalink
Colin Powell - The Powell Principles (by Oren Harari, 2003) - But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you've got to compromise. You've got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward. permalink
Colin Powell - Capital is a coward. It flees from corruption and bad policies, conflict and unpredictability. It shuns ignorance, disease and illiteracy. Capital goes where it is welcomed and where investors can be confident of a return on the resources they have put at risk. It goes to countries where women can work, children can read, and entrepreneurs can dream. permalink
Colin Powell - Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard. permalink
Colin Powell - Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself. permalink
Colin Powell - Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it. permalink
Colin Powell - Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes. permalink
Colin Powell - The Powell Principles (by Oren Harari, 2003) - Experts often possess more data than judgment. permalink
Colin Powell - Far from being the Great Satan, I would say that we are the Great Protector. We have sent men and women from the armed forces of the United States to other parts of the world throughout the past century to put down oppression. We defeated Fascism. We defeated Communism. We saved Europe in World War I and World War II. We were willing to do it, glad to do it. We went to Korea. We went to Vietnam. All in the interest of preserving the rights of people. permalink
Colin Powell - "MTV Global Discussion" (14 February 2002) - Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission. permalink
Colin Powell - Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just comforting platitudes too mundane to need protection. permalink
Colin Powell
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