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 RICEDifferences can be strength rather than a handicap.
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America’s still a very, very powerful symbol and a very important place of leadership for the world.
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I laugh almost everyday. I have a good sense of humor, so I’m always finding something funny.
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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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Differences can be strength rather than a handicap.
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I think the word of the United States has been as good as gold in its international dealings and its agreements.
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My mom was a teacher – I have the greatest respect for the profession – we need great teachers – not poor or mediocre ones.
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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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I think that the United States has always been most effective when it is leading both from power and principle.
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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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History’s long arc is different than the today’s headlines.
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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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Power is nothing unless you can turn it into influence.
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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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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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