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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEWe’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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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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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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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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When somebody underestimated me, it made me want to prove them wrong.
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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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You can never ask others to do something you would not do. That is integrity.
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I think America is still a bright, shining city on the hill – not because we’re perfect but because we struggle in our imperfections every day.
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Out of struggle very often comes victory.
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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.
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Defeating human trafficking is a great moral calling of our time.
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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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People may oppose you, but when they realize you can hurt them, they’ll join your side.
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Differences can be strength rather than a handicap.
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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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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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