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 RICEI think that the United States has always been most effective when it is leading both from power and principle.
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History’s long arc is different than the today’s headlines.
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I think the word of the United States has been as good as gold in its international dealings and its agreements.
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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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Differences can be a strength.
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Differences can be strength rather than a handicap.
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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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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.
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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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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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It is a dangerous thing to ask why someone else has been given more. It is humbling – and indeed healthy – to ask why you have been given so much.
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Out of struggle very often comes victory.
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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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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 can’t rely – or no country can rely on just a single personality to carry it forward. And so what the American founding fathers understood was that institutions were built for human imperfection not human perfection.
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