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 RICEI 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.
More Condoleezza Rice Quotes
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Today’s headlines and history’s judgement are not the same.
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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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Differences can be strength rather than a handicap.
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History’s long arc is different than the today’s headlines.
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Separation of powers is a problem for foreign policy.
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Your passion may be hard to spot, so keep an open mind and keep searching.
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The quicker we get about the business of reducing our reliance on oil the better.
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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.
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I think America is still a bright, shining city on the hill – not because we’re perfect but because we struggle in our imperfections every day.
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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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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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Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.
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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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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.
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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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