Great leaders never accept the world as it was and always work for the world as it should be.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEMy 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.
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Every good leader is part manager and every good manager is part leader.
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NATO is built on security, but it’s also built on values.
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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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Out of struggle very often comes victory.
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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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When somebody underestimated me, it made me want to prove them wrong.
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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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Most days are not overwhelmingly successful in your life. And what really marks whether you’re going to be successful is how well you deal with the bad days, not how well you deal with the good ones.
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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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There’s no greater challenge and there is no greater honor than to be in public service.
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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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Differences can be a strength.
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The essence of America – that which really unites us – is not ethnicity, or nationality or religion – it is an idea – and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things.
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Defeating human trafficking is a great moral calling of our time.
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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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