"I think the American people are sophisticated..." - Quote by Colin Powell

“I will look for a candidate, Republican or Democrat, who seems to be on the way or understands how to resolve the economic difficulties we're having, how to do something about unemployment, how to make sure that we free up our businesses and we don't over-regulate ourselves.”

“All children need a laptop. Not a computer, but a human laptop. Moms, Dads, Grannies and Grandpas, Aunts, Uncles - someone to hold them, read to them, teach them. Loved ones who will embrace them and pass on the experience, rituals and knowledge of a hundred previous generations. Loved ones who will pass to the next generation their expectations of them, their hopes, and their dreams.”

“It's not just a matter of whether you support Obama or Romney. It's who they have coming with them. I always keep my powder dry, as they say in the military.”

“When the emperor is crowned or the three dukes are appointed, rather than sending a gift of jade carried by four horses, remain still and offer the Way.”

“Vices are ingredients of virtues just as poisons are ingredients of remedies. Prudence mixes and tempers them and uses them effectively against life's ills.”

“Blessed is he who devotes his life to great and noble ends, and who forms his well-considered plans with deliberate wisdom.”

“The avowed policy of non-co-operation has been not to make political use of the disputes between labour and capital.”

“I think right now, the focus has got to be on how we hold [Donald] Trump accountable.”

“Kings are for nations in their swaddling-clothes: France has attained her majority.”