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 RICEEvery good leader is part manager and every good manager is part leader.
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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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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.
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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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Human beings are not perfect. Their institutions are not perfect, but they have to keep trying. And America has to help people keep trying.
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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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I was born in segregated Birmingham, Alabama. I didn’t have a white classmate till we moved to Denver.
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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.
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Differences can be strength rather than a handicap.
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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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Power is nothing unless you can turn it into influence.
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Today’s headlines and history’s judgement are not the same.
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We’re not going to negotiate about the terms of terrorism. You don’t negotiate about terrorism. It’s is wrong to engage in terrorism, and there isn’t anything to negotiate.
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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.
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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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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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