In America, with education and hard work, it really does not matter where you came from; it matters only where you are going.
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.
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We need to move beyond the idea that girls can be leaders and create the expectation that they should be leaders.
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Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.
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History’s long arc is different than the today’s headlines.
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Today’s headlines and history’s judgement are not the same.
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Leading in a complex world means recognizing the simple things you can do to make things better.
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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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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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If you cannot allow people to do their jobs, nobody with substance and creativity will work for you.
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You can never ask others to do something you would not do. That is integrity.
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I firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything.
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People may oppose you, but when they realize you can hurt them, they’ll join your side.
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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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When somebody underestimated me, it made me want to prove them wrong.
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The 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.
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My parents elected me president of the family when I was 4. We actually had an election every year and I always won. I’m an only child, and I could count on my mother’s vote.
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