In America, with education and hard work, it really does not matter where you came from; it matters only where you are going.
CONDOLEEZZA RICETruly 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.
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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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I firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything.
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The best armor against everything around you is to be well educated, to work hard, to be twice as good as if you had to be, to do languages and culture better.
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Education is of no value and talent is worthless – unless you have an unwavering aim. Never find yourself without a compass.
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Your passion may be hard to spot, so keep an open mind and keep searching.
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If you cannot allow people to do their jobs, nobody with substance and creativity will work for you.
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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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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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What you know today can affect what you do tomorrow, but not what you did yesterday.
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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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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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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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People want to psychoanalyze me, but the fact is, I’m not that complicated. I’m pretty straightforward. And I’m not all that self-reflective, because I tend to be a doer.
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Great leaders never accept the world as it was and always work for the world as it should be.
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This is the democratic process at work, What you’re seeing with this process is the Iraqi people embracing American-style democracy.
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