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Have fun in your command. Don't always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you've earned it, spend time with your families. Colin Powell
Time You Have Fun Earned Spend Run Take Always Leave Command Families Pace Your Fun
High-quality early-childhood programs and health coverage have expanded, and the number of mentoring relationships for at-risk youth has risen dramatically. That progress is encouraging, but it's not evenly distributed. Colin Powell
Health Youth Progress Programs Relationships Dramatically At-Risk Distributed Risen High-Quality Mentoring Coverage Encouraging Number
Drones are just another weapon, and they turn out to be a very effective weapon that puts no American troops at risk, and I don't see why we shouldn't use them against identified enemy targets. Colin Powell
Enemy Out Weapon See Risk Troops Drones Puts Identified Another Effective Very Targets American Just Against Them Turn Use American Troops Why
I don't think we handled the aftermath of the fall of Baghdad as well as we might have. But that's now history. Colin Powell
History Fall Think Baghdad Well Handled Aftermath Might Now
It was the Congress that imposed 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell,' it was certainly my position, my recommendation to get us out of an even worse outcome that could have occurred. Colin Powell
Congress Worse Out Tell Recommendation Outcome Could Occurred Imposed Get Ask Us Certainly Even Even Worse Position
Yup, the whole birther movement was racist. Colin Powell
Movement Whole Yup
It's a disgrace that we have millions of people who are uninsured. Colin Powell
People Disgrace Uninsured Who Millions Millions Of People
The only bipartisanship you ever see is when they finally sign a bill and everybody says, 'Gee, isn't that wonderful?' Colin Powell
You Wonderful Everybody Finally Says Sign Gee See Only Bill Ever Bipartisanship
I consider myself a moderate Republican. I have very, very moderate social views, and I'm pretty strong on, on defense matters. Colin Powell
Myself Strong Matters Defense Consider Pretty Very Moderate Republican Social Views
War should be the politics of last resort. And when we go to war, we should have a purpose that our people understand and support. Colin Powell
Politics War People Resort Our Our People Purpose Support Understand Go Should Last
It's nice to say let's be bipartisan. But we're a partisan nation. We were raised as a partisan nation. Colin Powell
Nation Nice Say Partisan Were Raised Bipartisan
Too often we act - ask our schools to be truant officers, our teachers to be truant officers, because we're giving them children who have, you know, they're not ready to learn. And if they're not ready to learn by the third grade, they know they're behind. Colin Powell
You Giving Too Our Know Schools Learn Because Ready Officers Grade Often Behind Children Them Ask Act Teachers Who Third
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. Colin Powell
Time People Decision Will Before Range See Examine Only My Time Take Like Look Supreme Policies Supreme Court Court Always Making Issues Candidates Might Who Whole Bring Appoint Two
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? Colin Powell
Country President Kid Muslim Some Something Could He He Or She Wrong She Answer America American Being Believing
You have to make sure you know why you are going to war and then use decisive force to end it as soon as possible. Colin Powell
War You Possible Soon Know Force Make Sure End Going Decisive Then Use Why
I'm a very happy university professor... the best thing about being a university professor is that you see young people as they're being shaped and molded toward their own future, and you have a chance to be a part of that. Condoleezza Rice
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Foreign policy simply cannot be judged by today's headlines that chalk up victories and defeats like so many box scores in the sports sections. Condoleezza Rice
Today Sports Sections Simply Headlines Like Policy Box Judged Foreign Foreign Policy Scores Up Cannot Victories Many Chalk Defeats
When you are going up the corporate ladder or the government ladder, you have to take some risk. Condoleezza Rice
Government You Ladder Corporate Some Risk Take Up Going
Football is like war. It's about taking territory. Condoleezza Rice
War About Football Taking Like Territory
I know a lot of very stable gay couples. Condoleezza Rice
Gay Know Couples Lot Very Stable
Does anybody think these people were just sitting around drinking tea? Condoleezza Rice
People Drinking Tea Think Around Does Were Sitting Just Anybody
I'm actually - believe it or not, for an academic - an aural learner. Condoleezza Rice
Believe Academic Learner Aural Actually
But the truth of the matter is, we're an open society, we want to remain an open society, and there will continue to be vulnerability. That's why we have to meet the threats when they are not yet taking place on our territory and on our soil. Condoleezza Rice
Truth Matter Soil Will Society Meet Our Threats Remain Open Open Society Taking Vulnerability Territory Continue Want Place Why
We needed to go back on the offense and offer clear leadership on Iraq. Condoleezza Rice
Leadership Back Clear Go Iraq Offense Offer Needed
There was no silver bullet that could have prevented the 11 September attacks. There was nothing demonstrating or showing that something was coming in the United States. If there had been something, we would have acted on it. Condoleezza Rice
Nothing September States Would Silver Something Attacks Could Had Demonstrating Coming Bullet Been Acted Showing United United States
I didn't run for student council president. I don't see myself in any way in elected office. I love policy. I'm not particularly fond of politics. Condoleezza Rice
Love Politics Myself President Way Run See Fond Council Student Particularly Policy Office Any Elected
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