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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEThe 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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEIf you are overdressed, it is a comment on them. If you are under dressed, it is a comment on you.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEThe 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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEEvery life is capable of greatness.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEYou 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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEWhen somebody underestimated me, it made me want to prove them wrong.
CONDOLEEZZA RICENATO is built on security, but it’s also built on values.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEI was born in segregated Birmingham, Alabama. I didn’t have a white classmate till we moved to Denver.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEDifferences can be strength rather than a handicap.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEI 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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEGreat leaders never accept the world as it was and always work for the world as it should be.
CONDOLEEZZA RICESo 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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEPeople 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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEAs 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.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEWhen diplomacy has been exhausted, the Security Council must become involved. Questions about Iran’s nuclear activities remain unanswered, despite repeated efforts by the IAEA.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEMy mom was a teacher – I have the greatest respect for the profession – we need great teachers – not poor or mediocre ones.
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