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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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Experts often possess more data than judgment.

~Colin Powell

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I was born in Harlem, raised in the South Bronx, went to public school, got out of public college, went into the Army, and then I just stuck with it.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Army Born Bronx College Got Harlem Just Out Public Public School Raised School South Stuck Then I Was Born

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It isn't enough just to scream at the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. We need our political system to start reflect this anger back into, 'How do we fix it? How do we get the economy going again?'

~Colin Powell

Topics: Again Anger Back Demonstrations Economy Enough Fix Get Going How Just Need Occupy Occupy Wall Street Our Political Political System Reflect Scream Start Street System Wall Wall Street

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Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart that we will eventually see the time when that number of nuclear weapons is down to zero and the world is a much better place.

~Colin Powell

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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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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.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Always Command Earned Families Fun Have Fun Leave Pace Run Spend Take Time You Your

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

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We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Dictator Form Gave Got Government Iraqi Iraqi People Life New New Life Opportunity People Representative Rid Terrible

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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.

~Colin Powell

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Statesman

Born: April 5th, 1937

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