"Even the greatest of all strategists must..." - Quote by Colin Powell

“The United States is not stingy. We are the greatest contributor to international relief efforts in the world.”

“Good leaders must know how to reward those who succeed and know when to retrain, move, or fire ineffective staff.”

“We know that Saddam Hussein is determined to keep his weapons of mass destruction, is determined to make more.”

“Our strategy in going after this army is very simple. First we are going to cut it off, and then we are going to kill it.”

“Always remember honey. A good motto is: Take all you can get and give as little as possible.”

“...What we need to do in the community, and in the city, and in the state. We need to stop airing our differences in front of the white man. Put the white man out of our meetings, number one, and then sit down and talk shop with each other. [That's] all you gotta do.”

“I wisely started with a map.”

“Knowledge will not attract money, unless it is organized, and intelligently directed, through practical plans of action, to the definite end of accumulation of money.”

“If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.”