My mom was a teacher – I have the greatest respect for the profession – we need great teachers – not poor or mediocre ones.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEYou will make a difference in the world, but not immediately. Your first obligation is to find something you like doing, because if you like doing it, you’ll do it well.
More Condoleezza Rice Quotes
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NATO is built on security, but it’s also built on values.
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Every life is capable of greatness.
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Power is nothing unless you can turn it into influence.
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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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Self esteem comes from achievements. Not from lax standards and false praise.
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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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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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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 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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There’s no greater challenge and there is no greater honor than to be in public service.
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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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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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We need a common enemy to unite us.
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You can never ask others to do something you would not do. That is integrity.
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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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