Colin Powell
Colin Powell
Colin Luther Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under U.S. President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005, the first African American to serve in that position. During his military career, Powell also served as National Security Advisor, as Commander of the U.S. Army Forces Commandand as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, holding the latter position during the Persian...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth5 April 1937
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
So like any football or basketball coach, you always always believe you're going to win.
You don't know what you can get away with until you try.
Trying to get everyone to like you is a sign of mediocrity.
The freedom to do your best means nothing unless you are willing to do your best.
Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.
If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
Unless North Korea ends its program, it cannot expect the benefits of relations with the outside world.
We have no intention of invading North Korea or taking hostile action against North Korea,
We strongly oppose it, ... It will cause us international difficulties, and it opens up other opportunities for others to try to seek similar relief.
We stand ready to help, but that help can only come when North Korea has abandoned its programs to achieve a nuclear weapons capability, something that the international community thought it had done years ago,
We didn't deal with Yasser Arafat when we were putting the road map together, and so his comments don't mean a whole lot to me.
ways to communicate with the people of Iran to convince them that the policies their leaders have been following are inappropriate.