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I always like to take my time and examine the two candidates, see not only the two candidates but the policies they will bring in, the people they will bring in, who they might appoint to the Supreme Court, and look at the whole range of issues before making a decision.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Always Appoint Before Bring Candidates Court Decision Examine Issues Like Look Making Might My Time Only People Policies Range See Supreme Supreme Court Take Time Two Who Whole Will

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I respect the fact that many denominations have different points of view with respect to gay marriage and they can hold that in the sanctity in the place of their religion and not bless them or solemnize them.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Bless Denomination Different Fact Gay Gay Marriage Hold Many Marriage Place Points Religion Respect Sanctity Them View

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You need to understand, if you take out a government, take out a regime, guess who becomes the government and regime and is responsible for the country? You are. So if you break it, you own it.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Becomes Break Country Government Guess Need Out Own Regime Responsible Take Understand Who You

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President Assad, I worked with. I know him reasonably well, met with him a few times, and he's a liar.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Few He Him Know Liar Met President Reasonably Times Well Worked

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No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Battle Contact Enemy Plan Survives

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I don't want to spend the rest of my life giving speeches.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Giving Life My Life Rest Speeches Spend Want

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The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts in the world.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Contributor Efforts Greatest International Relief States Stingy United United States World

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Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Charts Count Fancy Next Nothing Organization Titles

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It's nice to say let's be bipartisan. But we're a partisan nation. We were raised as a partisan nation.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Bipartisan Nation Nice Partisan Raised Say Were

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We all hoped in 2001 that we could put in place an Afghan government under President Karzai that would be able to control the country, make sure al-Qaeda didn't come back, and make sure the Taliban wasn't resurging. It didn't work out.

~Colin Powell

Topics: Able Afghan Al-Qaeda Back Come Control Could Country Government Hoped Make Out Place President Put Sure Taliban Work Work Out Would

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Statesman

Born: April 5th, 1937

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