Power is nothing unless you can turn it into influence.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEYou cannot be on one hand dedicated to peace and on the other dedicated to violence. Those two things are irreconcilable.
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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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If I can look at your zip code and I can tell whether you’re going to get a good education, we’ve got a real problem.
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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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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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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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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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There’s no greater challenge and there is no greater honor than to be in public service.
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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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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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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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Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.
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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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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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Human beings are not perfect. Their institutions are not perfect, but they have to keep trying. And America has to help people keep trying.
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