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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.

Condoleezza Rice

We 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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It is a dangerous thing to ask why someone else has been given more. It is humbling – and indeed healthy – to ask why you have been given so much.
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Power is nothing unless you can turn it into influence.
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Out of struggle very often comes victory.
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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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You cannot be on one hand dedicated to peace and on the other dedicated to violence. Those two things are irreconcilable.
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NATO is built on security, but it’s also built on values.
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When somebody underestimated me, it made me want to prove them wrong.
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Most days are not overwhelmingly successful in your life. And what really marks whether you’re going to be successful is how well you deal with the bad days, not how well you deal with the good ones.
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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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If you cannot allow people to do their jobs, nobody with substance and creativity will work for you.
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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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People may oppose you, but when they realize you can hurt them, they’ll join your side.
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What you know today can affect what you do tomorrow, but not what you did yesterday.
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You have to have a strong sense of your values and a strong sense of who you are, because there are a lot of events and a lot of people who will pull you in this direction or that direction.
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You know, I’ve never believed, in anything, that you had to have role models who looked like you to do something. If I’d been waiting for a black, female, soviet specialist role model, I’d be still waiting.
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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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