black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

I’ve never really been a workaholic. I work very hard, but I also enjoy playing. I think it’s important to have a balanced and well-rounded life.

Condoleezza Rice

Truly remarkable leadership is not just about motivating others to follow, it’s about inspiring them to become leaders themselves and setting the stage for even greater opportunities for future generations.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Future Generation Greatness Inspirational Leadership Motivational Opportunity Remarkable True
My parents elected me president of the family when I was 4. We actually had an election every year and I always won. I’m an only child, and I could count on my mother’s vote.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Children Election Family Mom Myself Parents Vote Win
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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Difference Obligation World Yourself
In America, with education and hard work, it really does not matter where you came from; it matters only where you are going.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Education Hard Work Yourself
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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Act Marriage Possible Sorry Technology Terrorism World
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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Open Ourselves Place Society Territory Threat Truth Vulnerable
The first step for a leader is to be right with yourself. Integrity is the basis of leadership.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Integrity Leadership Right
Separation of powers is a problem for foreign policy.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Policy Problem Separate Unity
In the United States, we’ve always been held together by the belief that it doesn’t matter where you came from. It matters where you’re going.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Belief Country Togetherness Yourself
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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Ability Country Greatness Honor Love People Potential Reach Respect Secretary Strength
If you cannot allow people to do their jobs, nobody with substance and creativity will work for you.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Creativity Job People Work Yourself
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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Definition Determination Force Possible Prejudice Success
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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Desire Obligation People Reality Share
You have to have a strong sense of your values and a strong sense of who you are, because there are a lot of events and a lot of people who will pull you in this direction or that direction.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Direction People Strong Value Yourself
You might not be able to control your circumstances but you can control your response to your circumstances.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Circumstance Control Reaction Response Yourself
Your passion may be hard to spot, so keep an open mind and keep searching.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Hard Mindset Open Passion Search Yourself

I’ve never really been a workaholic. I work very hard, but I also enjoy playing. I think it’s important to have a balanced and well-rounded life.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

I’ve never really been a workaholic. I work very hard, but I also enjoy playing. I think it’s important to have a balanced and well-rounded life.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Condoleezza Rice Quotes