Colin Powell Quotes

"The U.S. is taking action to meet environmental challenges, including global climate change, ... Shame on Bush."

"If the situation remains calm, I would not expect any large commitment of forces,"

"There's no country that has said, 'Oh, please, let us run the show,'"

"Lifting the crushing burden of the old regime's debt is one of the most important contributions we can make to Iraq's new beginning,"

"commitment to bring this to an end as quick as he can."

"Congress has in place certain restrictions on what we can do with the Indonesians, so we will approach the new Indonesian Government with an attitude of helpfulness but also an attitude of caution and only provide those things that are consistent with our laws,"

"That young pilot was faced with a crisis. His plane had been badly damaged and he had to get it on the ground,"

"candid talks on every aspect of our agreement and disagreement."

"I'm not aware that the Saudi family is under such great pressure from the population for us to leave,"

"The president's military advisers felt that the size of the force was adequate, they may still feel that years later. Some of us don't, I don't."

"We will continue to work with UNMOVIC [the U.N. Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission] and IAEA [International Atomic Energy Agency] and will consult with other members of the council to see what conclusions the council members arrive at, and to see whether or not more evidence can be brought forward to make the case to the council that Iraq has totally missed this opportunity,"

"But I cannot give you a timeline as to when they'll all be home."

"language that might call on member states to do more."

"As we start to encourage those southern tribes, I think they might start deciding that there's a better life ahead by separating themselves from the Taliban,"

"I have made it clear that we have no intention of invading North Korea, of attacking North Korea, and on that basis we should find a way to move forward,"

"We have some ideas, and we are examining what resources might be available, but I really need to talk to the Palestinians to see what their needs are before I make any announcements or commitments of anything."

"The very next sentence says that it had information that weapons had been dispersed to units,"

"We want to be sure that the search for peace ... is seen in a broad regional context so that the quest doesn't stand alone in and of itself, ... obviously an increase in violence affects a number of issues throughout the region."

"There is no question in my mind ... it will get to the IAEA for consideration, ... There is not quite the sense of urgency I would have like to seen, but it is not a major problem for us."

"examine possible measures of a diplomatic, economic or other nature as we move forward."