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Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.

Condoleezza Rice

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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Dangerous Health Humble Yourself
Every life is worthy and every life is capable of greatness. We have an obligation to make sure that opportunity for greatness is there.
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Capability Greatness Inspirational Life Obligation Opportunity Worth
If I can look at your zip code and I can tell whether you’re going to get a good education, we’ve got a real problem.
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Education Goodness Problem Reality Yourself
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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Circumstance Country Essence Greatness Ideas Nation Religion Unity Yourself
I was born in segregated Birmingham, Alabama. I didn’t have a white classmate till we moved to Denver.
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Born Classmate Move Myself Place White
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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Dedication Hands Peace Philosophy Violence Yourself
Prejudice and bigotry are brought down…by the sheer force of determination of individuals to succeed and the refusal of a human being to let prejudice define the parameters of the possible.
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Definition Determination Force Possible Prejudice Success
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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Teaching Thinking Understand Vulnerable Way
I hope that all of us who were fortunate enough to have benefited will put our time, our resources and our efforts into making sure that kids, particularly kids without means, have a way to achieve.
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Achievement Benefit Children Enough Fortunate Hope Resource Time
Differences can be strength rather than a handicap.
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Difference Pespective Strength
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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Beyond Expectation Leadership Need Woman
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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Consistency Imagination Life Production Race Reaction Yourself
If you are overdressed, it is a comment on them. If you are under dressed, it is a comment on you.
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Clothes Comment Fashion Opinion Perspective Yourself
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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Education Focus Goal Talent Value Worth Yourself
The best armor against everything around you is to be well educated, to work hard, to be twice as good as if you had to be, to do languages and culture better.
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Best Culture Education Goodness Hard Work Language Yourself
I firmly believe you never should spend your time being the former anything.
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Believe Form Time Yourself

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