Wouldn't it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which no child will be left behind?

Quote by Colin Powell

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I try to be the same person I was yesterday.

I try to be the same person I was yesterday.

Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just...

Free speech is intended to protect the controversial and even outrageous word; and not just...

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

Experts often possess more data than judgment.

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...

Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around...

Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically, a capacity to anticipate, to see around...

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...

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...

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in...

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in...

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

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

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

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

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...

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.

Get mad, then get over it.

Get mad, then get over it.

The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will...

The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will...

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,...

No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.

No battle plan survives contact with the enemy.

Paranoia will get you through times of no enemies better than enemies will get you...

Paranoia will get you through times of no enemies better than enemies will get you...

He made enemies as naturally as soap makes suds

He made enemies as naturally as soap makes suds

The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's...

The enemy is anybody who's going to get you killed, no matter which side he's...