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" The country would be a lot better off if we stopped having comment sections. And if we got rid of Twitter. "
Colin Powell
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" I respect the fact that many denominations have different points of view with respect to gay marriage and they can hold that in the sanctity in the place of their religion and not bless them or solemnize them. "
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" Russia isn't going to start a war. They can't afford it. I think Mr. Putin can be dealt with if we stop screaming at him. You can work with the guy. You just have to know who he is. "
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Start
Know
" Economy's got to get moving, we've got to get the unemployment rate down. That may be the defining issue of the campaign. "
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" Trump just looks stupid trying to appeal to blacks and Latinos. "
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" It's not just a matter of whether you support Obama or Romney. It's who they have coming with them. I always keep my powder dry, as they say in the military. "
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Always
Support
" It was the Congress that imposed 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' it was certainly my position, my recommendation to get us out of an even worse outcome that could have occurred. "
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Position
Us
" It's a disgrace that we have millions of people who are uninsured. "
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Who
People
Millions
" 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. "
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Energy
Health
Life
" Look at the world. There is no pure competitor to the United States of America. "
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World
United
" The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts in the world. "
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Greatest
Relief
" Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earned it, spend time with your families. "
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Always
Fun
" President Assad, I worked with. I know him reasonably well, met with him a few times, and he's a liar. "
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He
Know
Liar
" The Army will take its lessons learned. They're excellent at looking into themselves and reflecting on what did we do right, what did we do wrong. "
Colin Powell
Will
Looking
Army
" Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer's no. That's not America. Is there something wrong with some seven-year-old Muslim American kid believing that he or she could be president? "
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Country
Kid
She
" No battle plan survives contact with the enemy. "
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Survives
Plan
Enemy
" If a leader doesn't convey passion and intensity then there will be no passion and intensity within the organization and they'll start to fall down and get depressed. "
Colin Powell
Leader
Fall
Passion
" Foe means enemy. Now, will we have differences of opinion with the Russians? Yes. Will they get mad at us from time to time, and we get mad at them? That's part of the normal diplomatic relations. "
Colin Powell
Time
Mad
Enemy
" I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm pretty strong on, on defense matters. "
Colin Powell
Matters
Strong
Myself
" You should see what our Founding Fathers used to say to each other and in the early part of our nation. But what they were able to do, especially in Philadelphia in 1787, four months, they argued about what a House should be, what a Senate should be, the power of the president, the Congress, the Supreme Court. And they had to deal with slavery. "
Colin Powell
Say
Power
You
" High-quality early-childhood programs and health coverage have expanded, and the number of mentoring relationships for at-risk youth has risen dramatically. That progress is encouraging, but it's not evenly distributed. "
Colin Powell
Progress
Health
Relationships
" Experts often possess more data than judgment. "
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Data
Than
More
" Diplomacy is listening to what the other guy needs. Preserving your own position, but listening to the other guy. You have to develop relationships with other people so when the tough times come, you can work together. "
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Work
You
People
" When Jerry Springer thinks you've gone too far, my friends, you have gone too far. "
Colin Powell
Thinks
Friends
Too
" You're not just voting for an individual, in my judgment, you're voting for an agenda. You're voting for a platform. You're voting for a political philosophy. "
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Just
Voting
Political
" Leadership is solving problems. The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help or concluded you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership. "
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Confidence
Leadership
Day
" The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort. "
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Above
Competition
Win
" Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard. "
Colin Powell
Afraid
Own
Challenge
" Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area.' But you really don't defeat the Taliban by clearing an area. They move. "
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Move
Progress
Saying
" I think the Iranians are clearly determined to have a nuclear program. And we have to assume that with a nuclear program they have the capability and the will to create a nuclear weapon. "
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Will
Think
Determined
" We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al-Qaeda didn't come back, and make sure the Taliban wasn't resurging. It didn't work out. "
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Control
Work
Place