Today’s headlines and history’s judgment are rarely the same. If you are too attentive to the former, you will most certainly not do the hard work of securing the latter.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEPower is nothing unless you can turn it into influence.
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We’re in a new world. We’re in a world in which the possibility of terrorism, married up with technology, could make us very, very sorry that we didn’t act.
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Differences can be a strength.
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In America, with education and hard work, it really does not matter where you came from; it matters only where you are going.
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Human beings are not perfect. Their institutions are not perfect, but they have to keep trying. And America has to help people keep trying.
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There is nothing better than being in a classroom with really, really brilliant students, and opening up new worlds to them. That’s what I love doing.
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Every good leader is part manager and every good manager is part leader.
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When diplomacy has been exhausted, the Security Council must become involved. Questions about Iran’s nuclear activities remain unanswered, despite repeated efforts by the IAEA.
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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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Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.
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Differences can be strength rather than a handicap.
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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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I hope that all of us who were fortunate enough to have benefited will put our time, our resources and our efforts into making sure that kids, particularly kids without means, have a way to achieve.
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It’s bad policy to speculate on what you’ll do if a plan fails when you’re trying to make a plan work.
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The people of the Middle East share the desire for freedom. We have an opportunity – and an obligation – to help them turn this desire into reality.
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NATO is built on security, but it’s also built on values.
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