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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEYou 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.
More Condoleezza Rice Quotes
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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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My mom was a teacher – I have the greatest respect for the profession – we need great teachers – not poor or mediocre ones.
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You cannot be on one hand dedicated to peace and on the other dedicated to violence. Those two things are irreconcilable.
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You can never ask others to do something you would not do. That is integrity.
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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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You might not be able to control your circumstances but you can control your response to your circumstances.
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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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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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If you are overdressed, it is a comment on them. If you are under dressed, it is a comment on you.
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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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Every life is worthy and every life is capable of greatness. We have an obligation to make sure that opportunity for greatness is there.
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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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When somebody underestimated me, it made me want to prove them wrong.
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You know, I’ve never believed, in anything, that you had to have role models who looked like you to do something. If I’d been waiting for a black, female, soviet specialist role model, I’d be still waiting.
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Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.
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