black
grey
blue
red
brown
white

This is the democratic process at work, What you’re seeing with this process is the Iraqi people embracing American-style democracy.

Condoleezza Rice

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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Myself Problem Quick Smoking Uncertain Weapon
Education is of no value and talent is worthless – unless you have an unwavering aim. Never find yourself without a compass.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Education Focus Goal Talent Value Worth Yourself
Leading in a complex world means recognizing the simple things you can do to make things better.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Better Company Leadership Recognition Simplicity Yourself
My 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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Children Election Family Mom Myself Parents Vote Win
History’s long arc is different than the today’s headlines.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Day Different History News
When diplomacy has been exhausted, the Security Council must become involved. Questions about Iran’s nuclear activities remain unanswered, despite repeated efforts by the IAEA.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Activity Answer Effort Involve Question Repeat Security
Every good leader is part manager and every good manager is part leader.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Business Employee Goodness Leadership Manager Organization
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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Open Ourselves Place Society Territory Threat Truth Vulnerable
You 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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Believe Black Female Model Modeling Myself Role Special Wait Yourself
In America, with education and hard work, it really does not matter where you came from; it matters only where you are going.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Education Hard Work Yourself
The best armor against everything around you is to be well educated, to work hard, to be twice as good as if you had to be, to do languages and culture better.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Best Culture Education Goodness Hard Work Language Yourself
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 RICE

Desire Obligation People Reality Share
Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Achievement Confidence Fake Praise Standard Worth
Defeating human trafficking is a great moral calling of our time.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Call Defeat Greatness Human Moral Time
Human beings are not perfect. Their institutions are not perfect, but they have to keep trying. And America has to help people keep trying.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Help Human Institution People Perfection
You cannot be on one hand dedicated to peace and on the other dedicated to violence. Those two things are irreconcilable.
CONDOLEEZZA RICE

Dedication Hands Peace Philosophy Violence Yourself

This is the democratic process at work, What you’re seeing with this process is the Iraqi people embracing American-style democracy.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

This is the democratic process at work, What you’re seeing with this process is the Iraqi people embracing American-style democracy.

Related Topics

Popular Authors

More Condoleezza Rice Quotes