“I respect the fact that many denominations have different points of view with respect to gay marriage and they can hold that in the sanctity in the place of their religion and not bless them or solemnize them.”
— Colin Powell
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Category: religion
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“You should see what our Founding Fathers used to say to each other and in the early part of our nation. But what they were able to do, especially in Philadelphia in 1787, four months, they argued about what a House should be, what a Senate should be, the power of the president, the Congress, the Supreme Court. And they had to deal with slavery.”
— Colin Powell
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“I respect the fact that many denominations have different points of view with respect to gay marriage and they can hold that in the sanctity in the place of their religion and not bless them or solemnize them.”
— Colin Powell
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“The purposes of the United States should not be doubted. The Security Council resolutions will be enforced – the just demands of peace and security will be met – or action will be unavoidable. And a regime that has lost its legitimacy will also lose its power.”
— Colin Powell
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“Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.”
— Colin Powell
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“If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.”
— Colin Powell
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“We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government.”
— Colin Powell
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“90 percent of my time is spent on 10 percent of the world.”
— Colin Powell
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“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
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“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”
— Colin Powell
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“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure.”
— Colin Powell
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Category: learning
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