NATO is built on security, but it’s also built on values.
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.
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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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Out of struggle very often comes victory.
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What you know today can affect what you do tomorrow, but not what you did yesterday.
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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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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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But the truth of the matter is, we’re an open society, we want to remain an open society, and there will continue to be vulnerability. That’s why we have to meet the threats when they are not yet taking place on our territory and on our soil.
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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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I laugh almost everyday. I have a good sense of humor, so I’m always finding something funny.
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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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We need a common enemy to unite us.
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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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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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When somebody underestimated me, it made me want to prove them wrong.
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History’s long arc is different than the today’s headlines.
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Your passion may be hard to spot, so keep an open mind and keep searching.
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Defeating human trafficking is a great moral calling of our time.
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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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Differences can be strength rather than a handicap.
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I firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything.
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Education is of no value and talent is worthless – unless you have an unwavering aim. Never find yourself without a compass.
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Human beings are not perfect. Their institutions are not perfect, but they have to keep trying. And America has to help people keep trying.
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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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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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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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We’re not going to negotiate about the terms of terrorism. You don’t negotiate about terrorism. It’s is wrong to engage in terrorism, and there isn’t anything to negotiate.
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Every good leader is part manager and every good manager is part leader.
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