So I think, if September 11 taught us anything, it taught us that we’re vulnerable, and vulnerable in ways that we didn’t fully understand.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEYou know, I’ve never believed, in anything, that you had to have role models who looked like you to do something. If I’d been waiting for a black, female, soviet specialist role model, I’d be still waiting.
More Condoleezza Rice Quotes
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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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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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Every life is capable of greatness.
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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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The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don’t want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.
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Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.
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You can never ask others to do something you would not do. That is integrity.
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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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If you cannot allow people to do their jobs, nobody with substance and creativity will work for you.
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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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Great leaders never accept the world as it was and always work for the world as it should be.
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In America, with education and hard work, it really does not matter where you came from; it matters only where you are going.
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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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We need a common enemy to unite us.
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Out of struggle very often comes victory.
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