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

Quote by Colin Powell

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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,...

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work

A dream doesn't become reality through magic; it takes sweat, determination and hard work

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...

Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.

Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.

I try to be the same person I was yesterday.

I try to be the same person I was yesterday.

The only bipartisanship you ever see is when they finally sign a bill and everybody...

The only bipartisanship you ever see is when they finally sign a bill and everybody...

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.

Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area.' But...

Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area.' But...

Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart...

Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart...

Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age.

Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age.

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...

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.

We have gone forth from our shores repeatedly over the last hundred years and we've...

We have gone forth from our shores repeatedly over the last hundred years and we've...

You can't just have slogans, you can't just have catchy phrases. You have to have...

You can't just have slogans, you can't just have catchy phrases. You have to have...

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...

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

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

The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading...

The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading...

You don't know what you can get away with until you try.

You don't know what you can get away with until you try.

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we...

War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we...

90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world.

90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world.