Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position gets shot down, your ego doesn't go with it.
Colin PowellBahrain is moving at one pace, Morocco another, Qatar at another, Kuwait at yet another. And we are there to assist our friends.
Colin PowellWhat could be more important than equipping the next generation with the character and competence they need to become successful
Colin PowellThe 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 PowellI don't think we handled the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad as well as we might have. But that's now history.
Colin PowellThe United States has every intention of continuing to do the kind of reconnaissance and surveillance work we have done for decades, well known to everyone, that is essential to protect our national security, and frankly, the security of our friends in various regions of the world. It is part of our collection system.
Colin Powell