You know, I’ve never believed, in anything, that you had to have role models who looked like you to do something. If I’d been waiting for a black, female, soviet specialist role model, I’d be still waiting.
CONDOLEEZZA RICEEvery life is worthy and every life is capable of greatness. We have an obligation to make sure that opportunity for greatness is there.
More Condoleezza Rice Quotes
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NATO is built on security, but it’s also built on values.
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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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America’s still a very, very powerful symbol and a very important place of leadership for the world.
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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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Today’s headlines and history’s judgement are not the same.
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Out of struggle very often comes victory.
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You might not be able to control your circumstances but you can control your response to your circumstances.
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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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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 America is still a bright, shining city on the hill – not because we’re perfect but because we struggle in our imperfections every day.
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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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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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The first step for a leader is to be right with yourself. Integrity is the basis of leadership.
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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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We need a common enemy to unite us.
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