Differences can be strength rather than a handicap.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEEducation is of no value and talent is worthless – unless you have an unwavering aim. Never find yourself without a compass.
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We need to move beyond the idea that girls can be leaders and create the expectation that they should be leaders.
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I think America is still a bright, shining city on the hill – not because we’re perfect but because we struggle in our imperfections every day.
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I think that the United States has always been most effective when it is leading both from power and principle.
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Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.
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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.
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Leading in a complex world means recognizing the simple things you can do to make things better.
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Race is a constant factor in American life. Yet reacting to every incident,real or imagined, is crippling, tiring, and ultimately counterproductive.
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People want to psychoanalyze me, but the fact is, I’m not that complicated. I’m pretty straightforward. And I’m not all that self-reflective, because I tend to be a doer.
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You will make a difference in the world, but not immediately. Your first obligation is to find something you like doing, because if you like doing it, you’ll do it well.
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Great leaders never accept the world as it was and always work for the world as it should be.
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The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don’t want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.
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So I think, if September 11 taught us anything, it taught us that we’re vulnerable, and vulnerable in ways that we didn’t fully understand.
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Every good leader is part manager and every good manager is part leader.
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If I can look at your zip code and I can tell whether you’re going to get a good education, we’ve got a real problem.
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Differences can be a strength.
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