It’s bad policy to speculate on what you’ll do if a plan fails when you’re trying to make a plan work.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEPeople may oppose you, but when they realize you can hurt them, they’ll join your side.
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You might not be able to control your circumstances but you can control your response to your circumstances.
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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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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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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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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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Every life is capable of greatness.
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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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We need a common enemy to unite us.
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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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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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Today’s headlines and history’s judgement are not the same.
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You can never ask others to do something you would not do. That is integrity.
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I firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything.
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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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As secretary of state it’s been an enormous honor to represent this great country that I love so much – I have really seen that our great strengths are in the ability of people to reach their potential here.
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