My mom was a teacher – I have the greatest respect for the profession – we need great teachers – not poor or mediocre ones.
CONDOLEEZZA RICESelf esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.
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The quicker we get about the business of reducing our reliance on oil the better.
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Differences can be a strength.
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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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Every life is capable of greatness.
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Out of struggle very often comes victory.
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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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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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Your passion may be hard to spot, so keep an open mind and keep searching.
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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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Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.
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You might not be able to control your circumstances but you can control your response to your circumstances.
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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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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.
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History’s long arc is different than the today’s headlines.
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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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