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There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.
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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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Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
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Many interviewers when they come to talk to me, think they're being progressive by not mentioning in their stories any longer that I'm black. I tell them, 'Don't stop now. If I shot somebody you'd mention it.'
Colin Powell
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It's a disgrace that we have millions of people who are uninsured, but at the same time too - in the eyes of the American people, in my judgment, it looked as if that somehow become more important than the main attack which was to fix the economy and get the Americans working again.
Colin Powell
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Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.
Colin Powell
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Wouldn't it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which no child will be left behind?
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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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The only bipartisanship you ever see is when they finally sign a bill and everybody says, 'Gee, isn't that wonderful?'
Colin Powell
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The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will be enforced - the just demands of peace and security will be met - or action will be unavoidable. And a regime that has lost its legitimacy will also lose its power.
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The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort.
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