There is nothing better than being in a classroom with really, really brilliant students, and opening up new worlds to them. That’s what I love doing.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEYou might not be able to control your circumstances but you can control your response to your circumstances.
More Condoleezza Rice Quotes
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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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History’s long arc is different than the today’s headlines.
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Defeating human trafficking is a great moral calling of our time.
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When somebody underestimated me, it made me want to prove them wrong.
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Prejudice and bigotry are brought down…by the sheer force of determination of individuals to succeed and the refusal of a human being to let prejudice define the parameters of the possible.
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We need to move beyond the idea that girls can be leaders and create the expectation that they should be leaders.
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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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Power is nothing unless you can turn it into influence.
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Your passion may be hard to spot, so keep an open mind and keep searching.
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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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Out of struggle very often comes victory.
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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.
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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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Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.
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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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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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Today’s headlines and history’s judgement are not the same.
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It’s bad policy to speculate on what you’ll do if a plan fails when you’re trying to make a plan work.
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There’s no greater challenge and there is no greater honor than to be in public service.
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What you know today can affect what you do tomorrow, but not what you did yesterday.
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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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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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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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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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Separation of powers is a problem for foreign policy.
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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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