History’s long arc is different than the today’s headlines.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEWe can’t rely – or no country can rely on just a single personality to carry it forward. And so what the American founding fathers understood was that institutions were built for human imperfection not human perfection.
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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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When somebody underestimated me, it made me want to prove them wrong.
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You know, I’ve never believed, in anything, that you had to have role models who looked like you to do something. If I’d been waiting for a black, female, soviet specialist role model, I’d be still waiting.
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Power is nothing unless you can turn it into influence.
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The quicker we get about the business of reducing our reliance on oil the better.
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You cannot be on one hand dedicated to peace and on the other dedicated to violence. Those two things are irreconcilable.
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People want to psychoanalyze me, but the fact is, I’m not that complicated. I’m pretty straightforward. And I’m not all that self-reflective, because I tend to be a doer.
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Separation of powers is a problem for foreign policy.
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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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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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Today’s headlines and history’s judgement are not the same.
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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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Differences can be strength rather than a handicap.
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Today’s headlines and history’s judgment are rarely the same. If you are too attentive to the former, you will most certainly not do the hard work of securing the latter.
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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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