Inspirational Quotes
Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.
Colin Powell Quotes
AcceptanceIndividual ConscienceReligious PerspectivesTolerance 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.
ConflictDiplomacyPeaceReconciliation We have practiced diplomacy since the very beginning of the nation. Sometimes it has not worked, and we've had to go to war. I always believe you should try to find peace and reconciliation before conflict. That has been the approach I've taken.
EffectivenessMilitary StrategyProgress Some of the generals are saying, 'We're making progress. We are clearing an area.' But you really don't defeat the Taliban by clearing an area. They move.
Conflict ResolutionDiplomacyInternational Relations Russia isn't going to start a war. They can't afford it. I think Mr. Putin can be dealt with if we stop screaming at him. You can work with the guy. You just have to know who he is.
Burden of ResponsibilityRenunciationSacrificeSelflessnessSupport Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.
EducationOpportunityResponsibilitySafetyValue Children need to get a high-quality education, avoid violence and the criminal-justice system, and gain jobs. But they deserve more. We want them to learn not only reading and math but fairness, caring, self-respect, family commitment, and civic duty.
EffectivenessHierarchyStructureTitles Organization charts and fancy titles count for next to nothing.
DiscontentInequalityProtestSocial Unrest What you're seeing with Occupy Wall Street and the others are people who are unhappy and they're directing their unhappiness now toward Wall Street and toward those they think are doing too well in our society.
GeopoliticsGovernmentMilitary InvolvementPreparationResponsibility When you decide to get involved in a military operation in a place like Syria, you've got to be prepared, as we learned from Iraq and Afghanistan, to become the government, and I'm not sure any country, either the United States or I don't hear of anyone else, who's willing to take on that responsibility.
American LeadershipGlobal Dominance Look at the world. There is no pure competitor to the United States of America.
EffortIndependenceProblem SolvingSelf Reliance Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.
EfficiencyFocusImbalanceSelectivityTime Management 90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world.
CitizenshipEducationFuture GenerationsGovernmentResponsibility We need to understand that we as citizens and as a government in any community throughout this country have no more important obligation than to educate those who are going to replace us.
Legal ProtectionsLegal RightsMarriagePartnershipsSociety In terms of the legal matter of creating a contract between two people that's called marriage, and allowing them to live together with the protection of law, it seems to me is the way we should be moving in this country.
EconomyPoliticsUnemployment Economy's got to get moving, we've got to get the unemployment rate down. That may be the defining issue of the campaign.
Child DevelopmentEducationEqualityFutureHope Wouldn't it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which no child will be left behind?
EncouragementHopeOptimismPerspective It ain't as bad as you think. It will look better in the morning.
Partisanship It's nice to say let's be bipartisan. But we're a partisan nation. We were raised as a partisan nation.
Decision MakingInformed ChoiceVoting As I have done in every election since I started voting so many years ago, 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.
EgoHumilitySelf-awareness Avoid having your ego so close to your position that when your position falls, your ego goes with it.
AchievementAttitudeExcellenceHabitPerseverance If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.
AdaptabilityCollaborationCommunicationCompromiseTechnology My own experience is use the tools that are out there. Use the digital world. But never lose sight of the need to reach out and talk to other people who don't share your view. Listen to them and see if you can find a way to compromise.
American IdentityAspirationOpportunityReligious Freedom Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer's no. That's not America. Is there something wrong with some seven-year-old Muslim American kid believing that he or she could be president?
FailureLeadershipProblem SolvingResilience In other words, don't expect to always be great. Disappointments, failures and setbacks are a normal part of the lifecycle of a unit or a company and what the leader has to do is constantly be up and say 'we have a problem, let's go and get it'.
BalanceInvestment IncentivesRegulationRisk Management What we have to find is the right level of regulation of our financial system so that it has the incentive to invest in things, but at the same time, it is sufficiently regulated so it can't get in the kind of trouble that we have seen in the past and we have seen recently.