427 Quotes by Colin Powell

You know you're a good leader when people follow you out of curiosity.

It's a disgrace that we have millions of people who are uninsured.

I regret to say that President Aristide, I think, has made some mistakes over the years,

President Reagan fueled the spirit of America. His smile, his optimism, his total belief in the ultimate triumph of democracy and freedom, and his willingness to act on that belief, helped end the Cold War and usher in a new and brighter phase of history.

None of us can change our yesterdays but all of us can change our tomorrows.

Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.

it has to be anywhere, anytime, talking to anybody that has to be spoken to in order to get to the truth.

The United States stands willing to work with a transformed Palestinian Authority with new leaders coming to the front.

We have to start thinking of America as a family. We have to stop screeching screeching at each other, stop hurting each other, and instead start caring for, sacrificing for and sharing with each other ... We cannot move forward if cynics and critics swoop down and pick apart anything that goes wrong, to a point where we lose sight of what is right, decent and uniquely good about America.