The essence of America – that which really unites us – is not ethnicity, or nationality or religion – it is an idea – and what an idea it is: That you can come from humble circumstances and do great things.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEYou cannot be on one hand dedicated to peace and on the other dedicated to violence. Those two things are irreconcilable.
More Condoleezza Rice Quotes
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You will make a difference in the world, but not immediately. Your first obligation is to find something you like doing, because if you like doing it, you’ll do it well.
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Differences can be a strength.
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This is the democratic process at work, What you’re seeing with this process is the Iraqi people embracing American-style democracy.
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When somebody underestimated me, it made me want to prove them wrong.
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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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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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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 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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Power is nothing unless you can turn it into influence.
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Defeating human trafficking is a great moral calling of our time.
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Race is a constant factor in American life. Yet reacting to every incident,real or imagined, is crippling, tiring, and ultimately counterproductive.
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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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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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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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