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" People have asked me, 'What would you have done if you hadn't gone into the Army?' I'd say I'd probably be a bus driver. I don't know. "
Colin Powell
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" Success is the result of perfection, hard work, learning from failure, loyalty, and persistence. "
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" But just as they did in Philadelphia when they were writing the constitution, sooner or later, you've got to compromise. You've got to start making the compromises that arrive at a consensus and move the country forward. "
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