Out of struggle very often comes victory.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEHuman 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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I think the word of the United States has been as good as gold in its international dealings and its agreements.
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As secretary of state it’s been an enormous honor to represent this great country that I love so much – I have really seen that our great strengths are in the ability of people to reach their potential here.
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I firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything.
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Defeating human trafficking is a great moral calling of our time.
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Most days are not overwhelmingly successful in your life. And what really marks whether you’re going to be successful is how well you deal with the bad days, not how well you deal with the good ones.
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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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Every life is capable of greatness.
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Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.
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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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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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Prejudice and bigotry are brought down…by the sheer force of determination of individuals to succeed and the refusal of a human being to let prejudice define the parameters of the possible.
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We can’t rely – or no country can rely on just a single personality to carry it forward. And so what the American founding fathers understood was that institutions were built for human imperfection not human perfection.
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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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We need a common enemy to unite us.
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There’s no greater challenge and there is no greater honor than to be in public service.
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