Powell Quotes

Secretary Powell and I agree on every single issue that has ever been before this administration except for those instances where Colin's still learning.

The struggle you see in the Republican Party today is the country club Republican versus the bowling alley Republican. Colin Powell brings us back to the country club image. He's an insider. He's a moderate.

Republican secretaries of state from Kissinger to Baker, Powell to Rice, President Bush, 71 United States Senators all supported President Obama's new START treaty, but not Mitt Romney.

Bill Powell is the only intelligent actor I've ever met.

After the Republican Party did everything that Colin Powell says it needs to do to grow, and nominated the very kind of candidate he wanted in 2008, what did Powell do? He endorsed Obama! So according to the Drive-Bys and David Gergen, Republicans should let somebody who campaigned and voted for Obama, tell us how to build our party.

This thing that Colin Powell's son is expected to do is kind of scary when you think that television and radio and newspapers are what make people think what they think.

Even Colin Powell who was everywhere before he became secretary of state, just stopped going out. I think part of it was he didn't want to be viewed suspiciously by the other people in the White House who rarely go anywhere.

President Bush has had an outstanding Secretary of State in Colin Powell and there are not many people who could replace him, making Condoleezza Rice an excellent choice.

There were many good actresses in my time like Jane Powell and Debbie Reynolds, but I was the only dancer.

I have great respect for President Bush, Secretary Powell and Secretary Ridge.

Bud Powell's probably the biggest influence on my piano playing.

Secretary of State Colin Powell, thank you so much, as always, for joining us this morning.