America’s still a very, very powerful symbol and a very important place of leadership for the world.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEIt’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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If you cannot allow people to do their jobs, nobody with substance and creativity will work for you.
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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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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.
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Every good leader is part manager and every good manager is part leader.
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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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So 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.
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Separation of powers is a problem for foreign policy.
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Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.
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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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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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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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Power is nothing unless you can turn it into influence.
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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 firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything.
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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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