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 RICEIt 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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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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Defeating human trafficking is a great moral calling of our time.
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The quicker we get about the business of reducing our reliance on oil the better.
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Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.
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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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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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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.
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Today’s headlines and history’s judgement are not the same.
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Your passion may be hard to spot, so keep an open mind and keep searching.
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We need a common enemy to unite us.
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The first step for a leader is to be right with yourself. Integrity is the basis of leadership.
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We’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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Leading in a complex world means recognizing the simple things you can do to make things better.
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Democracy is the most realistic way for diverse peoples to resolve their differences, and share power, and heal social divisions without violence or repression.
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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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