You can't negotiate in public. People won't make concessions in public. They will do that in private. Like sausage making, you have to do it behind closed doors.


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COLIN POWELL
If my ship sails from sight, it doesn't mean my journey ends, it simply means the river bends.
ENOCH POWELL
We need to ditch the idea that there is any value in the strong and silent man being in any way attr...
JANE POWELL
By afflictions, God is spoiling us [i.e., taking away from us] of what otherwise might have spoiled ...
JOHN POWELL
Human beings, like plants, grow in the soil of acceptance, not in the atmosphere of rejection
JOHN POWELL
For us political activists and candidates, the morning after any election is a mix of emotions - the...
LUCY POWELL
I think we will have a boy baby and he will be born on the 20th of August. Everyone else has a girl ...
DAWN POWELL
(King) had an ability to follow a passion in a way most people never would.
BRIAN POWELL
Our daughter is 14, ... She feels good about where we moved.
BRIAN POWELL
Our daughter is 14. She feels good about where we moved.
BRIAN POWELL
being in prison will turn you into a man.
BRIAN POWELL
Some argue that now isn't the time to push the green agenda - that all efforts should be on prev...
LUCY POWELL
I want people to feel like they completely benefited, and really understand the benefits.
BRENDA POWELL
That's the beauty of yoga. There is no right or wrong, it just is.
BRENDA POWELL
It won't feel that hot when you get going.
BRENDA POWELL
You don't have the time not to.
BRENDA POWELL
The postures are designed in a specific sequence to make sure all the muscle groups are being hit, a...
BRENDA POWELL
It is accessible and affordable to everyone, no matter their situation.
BRENDA POWELL
I respect the fact that many denominations have different points of view with respect to gay marriag...
COLIN POWELL
It isn't enough just to scream at the Occupy Wall Street demonstrations. We need our political s...
COLIN POWELL
In the current climate motorists have a long list of issues from which to choose to raise on the doo...
LUCY POWELL
The impact of the downturn is starting to feel very real. House prices and the housing market have b...
LUCY POWELL
Conversations are the most direct way to connect with people.
PADGETT POWELL
Foe means enemy. Now, will we have differences of opinion with the Russians? Yes. Will they get mad ...
COLIN POWELL
I wish that Iraq had not happened - and that we had not lost touch with so many of our natural suppo...
LUCY POWELL
A global deal will only be possible if Britain plays its part, leading the way with other developed ...
LUCY POWELL
We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a re...
COLIN POWELL
He wrestled with it the rest of the year, but there was a point where he wanted to quit. I was talki...
CHAD POWELL
On my varsity lineup, I can't come up with anybody who either doesn't live on a farm or hasn't worke...
CHAD POWELL
If he (Jeremiah) can't be ready for a tournament like this with the practice partners he's had, he'l...
CHAD POWELL
I thought his conditioning might be a bit off when he came back. I told him I wasn't going to watch ...
CHAD POWELL
He's really a hard-nosed, gut-it-out type of kid. When he said he was in some pain, I told him he ha...
CHAD POWELL
When he wakes up (today), I know he's going to be a lot happier than he is tonight. He was second tw...
CHAD POWELL
I highly recommend worrying. It is much more effective than dieting.
WILLIAM POWELL
Dessert is probably the most important stage of the meal, since it will be the last thing your guest...
WILLIAM POWELL
In Scouting, a boy is encouraged to educate himself instead of being instructed.
ROBERT POWELL
For a politician to complain about the press is like a ship's captain complaining about the sea
ENOCH POWELL
He who laughs, lasts.
JOHN POWELL
Which just goes to show, I guess, that dinner parties are like everything else - not as fragile as w...
JULIE POWELL
The day soldiers stop bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They hav...
COLIN POWELL
Writing books is a nice retreat. There's nothing quite like diving into a book for a few hours. ...
PADGETT POWELL