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Quotes by Famous Americans Past and Present
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Colin Powell Quotes
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"Get mad, then get over it." "Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most." "There can be no doubt that Saddam Hussein has biological weapons and the capability to rapidly produce more, many more." "You break it, you own it." "This may sound a little improper, but when the Vice President and I are alone it's Colin and Dick." "The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting in above-average effort." "Many of my generation, the career captains, majors, and lieutenant colonels seasoned in that war [Vietnam], vowed that when our turn came to call the shots, we would not quietly acquiesce in halfhearted warfare for half-baked reasons that the American people could not understand." "Leadership is the art of accomplishing more than the science of management says is possible." "Being responsible sometimes means pissing people off." "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." "Every organization should tolerate rebels who tell the emperor he has no clothes." "The First Amendment exists to insure that freedom of speech and expression applies not just to that with which we agree or disagree, but also that which we find outrageous." |
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