Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just comforting platitudes too mundane to need protection.

Quote by Colin Powell

Topics: Speech Quotes

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.

Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.

Don't be afraid to challenge the pros, even in their own backyard.

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning...

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, learning...

Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.

Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.

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

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

I made the case to Gen. Franks and Secretary Rumsfeld before the president that I...

I made the case to Gen. Franks and Secretary Rumsfeld before the president that I...

Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly...

Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly...

I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm...

I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm...

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes,...

Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes,...

The president's military advisers felt that the size of the force was adequate, they may...

The president's military advisers felt that the size of the force was adequate, they may...

Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when...

Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when...

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

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

Organization doesn't really accomplish anything. Plans don't accomplish anything, either. Theories of management don't much...

Organization doesn't really accomplish anything. Plans don't accomplish anything, either. Theories of management don't much...

They were anticipating a different kind of immediate aftermath of the fall of Baghdad, it...

They were anticipating a different kind of immediate aftermath of the fall of Baghdad, it...

Keep looking below surface appearances. Don't shrink from doing so just because you might not...

Keep looking below surface appearances. Don't shrink from doing so just because you might not...

Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position...

Don't let your ego get too close to your position, so that if your position...

It's a disgrace that we have millions of people who are uninsured, but at the...

It's a disgrace that we have millions of people who are uninsured, but at the...

Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt,...

Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt,...

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and...

There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and...

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work...

Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work...