Defeating human trafficking is a great moral calling of our time.
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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The first step for a leader is to be right with yourself. Integrity is the basis of leadership.
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I was born in segregated Birmingham, Alabama. I didn’t have a white classmate till we moved to Denver.
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If you cannot allow people to do their jobs, nobody with substance and creativity will work for you.
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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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Every good leader is part manager and every good manager is part leader.
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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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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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In the United States, we’ve always been held together by the belief that it doesn’t matter where you came from. It matters where you’re going.
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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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In America, with education and hard work, it really does not matter where you came from; it matters only where you are going.
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Separation of powers is a problem for foreign policy.
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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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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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The people of the Middle East share the desire for freedom. We have an opportunity – and an obligation – to help them turn this desire into reality.
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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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