There’s no greater challenge and there is no greater honor than to be in public service.
CONDOLEEZZA RICESelf esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.
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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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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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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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Today’s headlines and history’s judgment are rarely the same. If you are too attentive to the former, you will most certainly not do the hard work of securing the latter.
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Separation of powers is a problem for foreign policy.
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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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We’re in a new world. We’re in a world in which the possibility of terrorism, married up with technology, could make us very, very sorry that we didn’t act.
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Truly remarkable leadership is not just about motivating others to follow, it’s about inspiring them to become leaders themselves and setting the stage for even greater opportunities for future generations.
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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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This is the democratic process at work, What you’re seeing with this process is the Iraqi people embracing American-style democracy.
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The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don’t want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud.
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You can never ask others to do something you would not do. That is integrity.
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Today’s headlines and history’s judgement are not the same.
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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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