When somebody underestimated me, it made me want to prove them wrong.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEDemocracy is the most realistic way for diverse peoples to resolve their differences, and share power, and heal social divisions without violence or repression.
More Condoleezza Rice Quotes
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Today’s headlines and history’s judgement are not the same.
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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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People may oppose you, but when they realize you can hurt them, they’ll join your side.
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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 strength rather than a handicap.
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The quicker we get about the business of reducing our reliance on oil the better.
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The first step for a leader is to be right with yourself. Integrity is the basis of leadership.
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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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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 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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There’s no greater challenge and there is no greater honor than to be in public service.
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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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America’s still a very, very powerful symbol and a very important place of leadership for the world.
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Every life is capable of greatness.
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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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