Colin Powell Quotes

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

"My personal advice is they ought to take a hard look at the situation they are in, and it would be probably better for them to start leaving or making plans to leave,"

"At the time the president was listening to those who were supposed to be providing him with military advice. They were anticipating a different kind of immediate aftermath of the fall of Baghdad; it turned out to be not exactly as they had anticipated."

"[Speaking on ABC's] This Week, ... said he was taking action to close down these offices and that he would restrict their ability to communicate."

"I think it was the right action to take, ... I think the president did exactly the right thing."

"If the international community does not take immediate action, countless deaths and terrible tragedy are certain to follow,"

"Without some action there is no envoy, there is no U.S. engagement."

"action on the ground"

"Now we need to see action."

"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."

"Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier."

"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure."

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

"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."

"Get mad, then get over it."

"They have blood on their hands from September 11 and from other acts against America in Kenya, Tanzania and Yemen,"

"The answer we are going to give them is, 'Yes. America cares.'"

"capture as much of that convergence as possible and to see what we are able to come to agreement on."

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

"And how jihad has to be practiced in the context of helping people: education, health care, taking care of people."