“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.”
Peace
“It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.”
MorningAll Quotes by Colin Powell
“It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.”
Morning“We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al-Qaeda didn't come back, and make sure the Taliban wasn't resurging. It didn't work out.”
Government“In terms of the legal matter of creating a contract between two people that's called marriage, and allowing them to live together with the protection of law, it seems to me is the way we should be moving in this country.”
Legal“In other words, don't expect to always be great. Disappointments, failures and setbacks are a normal part of the lifecycle of a unit or a company and what the leader has to do is constantly be up and say 'we have a problem, let's go and get it'.”
Great“Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.”
Politics“I think whether you're having setbacks or not, the role of a leader is to always display a winning attitude.”
Attitude“Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age.”
Age“My own experience is use the tools that are out there. Use the digital world. But never lose sight of the need to reach out and talk to other people who don't share your view. Listen to them and see if you can find a way to compromise.”
Experience“War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support.”
Politics“You should see what our Founding Fathers used to say to each other and in the early part of our nation. But what they were able to do, especially in Philadelphia in 1787, four months, they argued about what a House should be, what a Senate should be, the power of the president, the Congress, the Supreme Court. And they had to deal with slavery.”
Power“I don't think we handled the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad as well as we might have. But that's now history.”
History“When you decide to get involved in a military operation in a place like Syria, you've got to be prepared, as we learned from Iraq and Afghanistan, to become the government, and I'm not sure any country, either the United States or I don't hear of anyone else, who's willing to take on that responsibility.”
Government“Fit no stereotypes. Don't chase the latest management fads. The situation dictates which approach best accomplishes the team's mission.”
Best“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.”
Hope“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.”
Health“Get mad, then get over it.”
Anger“We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government.”
Government“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”
Business“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.”
Marriage