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Colin Powell Quotes

We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: statesman
Nationality: american
Birth: April 5, 1937

Topics

Life Opportunity Government People

Most people don't like change. They revolt against it unless they can clearly see the advantage it brings. For that reason, when good leaders prepare to take action or make changes, they take people through a process to get them ready for it.

John C. Maxwell

Change Good People Action Process

I'm a director because I directed a movie. And if I have any advice for people, it's, 'Go write something; go direct it. If that's what you have a desire to do, go do it. If the movie stinks, just put it on the shelf and try to do it again.'

People Advice You Go Desire Try

Our will is always for our own good, but we do not always see what that is.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Good Will Always See Own Our

I grew up in Solihull, on the edge of what was then the Birmingham conurbation. It was a good place to write comedy from. I didn't feel allegiance to anything. I didn't have working-class pride or upper-class superiority.

Good Pride Feel Comedy Place Edge

People blame their environment. There is only one person to blame - and only one - themselves.

People Environmental Blame Person

If living by these sets of morals and principles and wanting to help better my land, better my country, my community, my team, my environment and helping the next person help themselves, if that's considered crazy, then I'm a crazy.

Community Team Crazy Better Help

I've always believed that you have to have the skills before you destroy the skills. If you want to be crude, be crude, but don't be crude because you don't know how to do it, because you're not perfect at drawing and pattern-cutting.

Not Perfect Drawing You Perfect Know

I have a clean image. I want to serve the people with humility and sincerity. Politicians have made use of peoples' votes but do not care for them.

Humility People Care Want Image

I'm a military history buff.

Thomas Middleditch

History Military Buff

I was fortunate enough to get a scholarship to go to college in the United States. By the time I graduated, we had a full-blown civil war in both Liberia and Sierra Leone. I couldn't go home.

Richelieu Dennis

Home Time War College Enough Go

You know how there are some stars out there who know how to market themselves? I don't have that.

Stars You Know Out Market Who

When you are interviewing someone, never let your camera person turn off the camera. The second you turn off the camera, they'll say the magic thing that you'd been looking for the whole interview. People want to relax after the performance is done. Don't be afraid of awkward silence. That is your friend.

Friend Silence People Relax Looking

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