Colin Powell

Politics is not bean bags. It’s serious, tough stuff.

Colin Powell

Preferring members of any one group for no reason other than race or ethnic origin is discrimination for its own sake. This the Constitution forbids.

Colin Powell

The media only report stupid or careless answers, not stupid or unfair questions.

Colin Powell

The most important thing I learned is that soldiers watch what their leaders do. You can give them classes and lecture them forever, but it is your personal example they will follow.

Colin Powell

The root cause of poverty is social injustice and the bad government that abets it.

Colin Powell

Thee are such horrible weapons. And so no sane leader would ever want to cross that line to using nuclear weapons. And, if you are not going to cross that line, then these things are basically useless.

Colin Powell

Trust is the essence of leadership.

Colin Powell