When somebody underestimated me, it made me want to prove them wrong.
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.
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Your passion may be hard to spot, so keep an open mind and keep searching.
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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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Leading in a complex world means recognizing the simple things you can do to make things better.
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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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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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People 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.
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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 was born in segregated Birmingham, Alabama. I didn’t have a white classmate till we moved to Denver.
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It’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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Differences can be strength rather than a handicap.
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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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There’s no greater challenge and there is no greater honor than to be in public service.
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I find it odd that suddenly people believe the United States is this Islamophobic country. I think this is the most tolerant country in the world.
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In America, with education and hard work, it really does not matter where you came from; it matters only where you are going.
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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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