"Give me the right people and I..." - Quote by Colin Powell

“Giving back involves a certain amount of giving up.”

“Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is "no." That's not America.”

“Many interviewers when they come to talk to me, think they're being progressive by not mentioning in their stories any longer that I'm black. I tell them, 'Don't stop now. If I shot somebody you'd mention it.'”

“I know of no safe depository of the ultimate power of the society but the people themselves.”

“The ultimate resource in economic development is people. It is people, not capital or raw materials that develop an economy.”

“It is with books as with men: a very small number play a great part.”

“People often ask me how I keep my priorities straight in life and I tell them that it is done by constantly straightening them out!”

“Don't start your day until you have it finished on paper first.”

“Like a human being, a company has to have an internal communication mechanism, a "nervous system", to coordinate its actions.”