“Be careful what you choose: You may get it.”
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Famous Colin Powell Quotes
“Don't let adverse facts stand in the way of a good decision.”
Source: My American Journey
“Leadership is all about people … and getting the most out of people.”
“I want to see policies that encourage every American to vote, not make it more difficult to vote.”
“You can't make someone else's choices. You shouldn't let someone else make yours.”
Source: My American Journey
“Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude”
Source: My American Journey
“No war on the face of the Earth is more destructive than the AIDS pandemic.”
“Endeavors succeed or fail because of the people involved.”
Source: My American Journey
“The bottom line in all of it is that, in life, it's all about people.”
“We can seldom get our children to do what we tell them, but they almost never fail to imitate us.”
“There is no such thing as an unimportant person in an organization.”
“Let's not forget that Congress bears a lot of responsibility for many of the problems we have now”
“The best method of overcoming obstacles is the team method”
“Ambition and hatred are enough to bring Iraq and al Qaeda together.”
“I am confident that we will find evidence that makes it clear he had weapons of mass destruction.”
Source: My American Journey